A very interesting problem

[Anonyme]

Hi,

I have got a seemingly simple but pretty complex problem, here is it:

When I am putting N identical apples randomly in M baskets, What is the
expected number of apples that will fall in baskets that has more than K
apples?
(Assume K <= N <= M)

Can anyone help me out. It is critical for one of our computer research.

Regards,
Sailesh

[Anonyme]

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> Hi,
>
> I have got a seemingly simple but pretty complex problem, here is it:
>
> When I am putting N identical apples randomly in M baskets, What is the
> expected number of apples that will fall in baskets that has more than K
> apples?
> (Assume K
> Can anyone help me out. It is critical for one of our computer research.
>
> Regards,
> Sailesh
>


FR.e.e.m

[Anonyme]

A short answer, i don't know if it works:

Basicly, given a number n of apples in a basket, n
> "Sailesh Kumar" a écrit dans le message de
> news:caros9$9s7$1@newsreader.wustl.edu...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have got a seemingly simple but pretty complex problem, here is it:
>>
>> When I am putting N identical apples randomly in M baskets, What is the
>> expected number of apples that will fall in baskets that has more than K
>> apples?
>> (Assume K >
>> Can anyone help me out. It is critical for one of our computer research.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Sailesh
>>
>
>
> FR.e.e.m[/color]