IMC Trading–styleQuant ResearcherQuantitative ResearcherQuestion #49
A drunk passenger boards an airplane and sits in a random seat. Each subsequent passenger sits in their assigned seat if it is available; otherwise, they choose a random unoccupied seat. What is the probability that the last passenger will be able to sit in their assigned seat?
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