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In a fierce battle, not less than 70 percent of the soldiers lost one eye, not less than 75 percent lost one ear, not less than 80 percent lost one hand, and not less than 85 percent lost one leg. What is the minimal possible percentage of those who simultaneously lost one ear, one eye, one hand, and one leg?[Notes 1]

Notes

  1. See Knot X, in Lewis Carroll, Mathematical Recreations, vol. 2 (Dover, 1958).

References

Doyle, Peter G. (2006). "Grinstead and Snell's Introduction to Probability" (PDF). Retrieved June 6, 2024.

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