#1895 · Probability · Counting & chance

Coins Distributed in Purses Part 1

If $mn$ coins have been distributed into $m$ purses, $n$ into each, find the chance that two specified coins will be found in the same purse.

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XXXII. Probability, Examples XXXII.d, No. 17 (part 1)

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).