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Expected Distinct Cards from Packs

Expectation · Easy · Free problem
James buys 6 packs of football cards. Each pack contains exactly one card, chosen uniformly at random from a set of 10 distinct cards (with replacement across packs). What is the expected number of distinct cards James ends up with?

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