Expectation · Collectibles
Collect every team card
Every cereal box contains one team card, equally likely to be any of the 10 teams, independently. What is the expected number of boxes you must buy to collect all 10 cards?
Answer with an expected value. First lock in a gut guess with an 80% range, then solve it properly, then watch a simulation settle on the truth.
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