eli5 number probability

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I have a truly burning question.
If you pick a number 1-10 100 times completely randomly and each number has a 10% chance of being picked each time (so picking a 7 once doesn’t decrease the likelihood of picking it on the next try) why won’t you end up with 10 of each number?

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Because randomness doesn’t care about what has already happened. You still have a 10% chance at each number every time. Even if you’ve hit that one a few times.

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