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- Last passenger in assigned seat ●●●○○ 50 ptsOne hundred passengers board a full flight in order, each with an assigned seat. The first passenger loses their boarding pass and picks a seat at random. Each later passenger sits in their assigned seat if it is free, and otherwise picks a seat at random from the remaining free seats. What is the probability that the last passenger sits in their assigned seat? Give the answer as a decimal.
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