For reference/further reading, the problem in the blog post is modeled by the hypergeometric distribution[1]. Approximating the hypergeometric distribution in y

For reference/further reading, the problem in the blog post is modeled by the hypergeometric distribution[1]. Approximating the hypergeometric distribution in your head is a handy skill for card games with any time pressure—definitely comes up when playing Magic: The Gathering :). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergeometric_distribution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergeometric_distribution