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The lost boarding pass problem: converse results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2023

Shohei Kubo ,
Toshio Nakata  and
Naoki Shiraishi
Shohei Kubo
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Teacher Education Fukuoka, Munakata, Fukuoka, 811-4192, Japan e-mail: nakata@fukuoka-edu.ac.jp
Toshio Nakata
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Teacher Education Fukuoka, Munakata, Fukuoka, 811-4192, Japan e-mail: nakata@fukuoka-edu.ac.jp
Naoki Shiraishi
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Teacher Education Fukuoka, Munakata, Fukuoka, 811-4192, Japan e-mail: nakata@fukuoka-edu.ac.jp
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This Article is a follow-up to a recent Gazette Article about the lost boarding pass problem by Grimmett and Stirzaker [1]. According to their book [2, 1.8.39, p. 10], it seems that they recognised this lovely problem in 2000 or earlier. We quote it with suitable minor changes.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 107 , Issue 569 , July 2023 , pp. 234 - 240
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© The Authors, 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mathematical Association

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