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If `n` biscuits are distributed among `N` beggars, find the chance that a particular beggar will get `r(ltn)` biscuits.

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There are total biscuits
N beggars
n biscuits can be distributed in `N^n` ways
to N beggars
P=(favourable outcomes)/(possible)`=(.^nC_r(N-1)^(n-r))/N^n`
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