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The lost boarding pass problem: converse results
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 July 2023
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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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