18 articles trouvés pour ce sujet.
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Odds |
2019-12-16 |
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Craig pose la question : I’d like to know what are the odds of a lotto machine giving out a specific 4 digit number as a quick pick?
I know there are 10,000 possible 4 digit combinations. So let’s say the number is 3587 what are the odds the lotto machine spits it out EXACTLY that way on a quick pick? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A 13 game bet |
2016-02-28 |
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farah pose la question : I'm trying to calculate the odds of a 13 game bet. Each game has 2 teams with 3 possible outcomes (win,draw,lose).
What are the odds. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A collection of baseball cards |
2010-07-01 |
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Martha pose la question : Cody has a collection of baseball cards. Is it possible for him to
place the cards into 5 boxes so that exactly 3 of the boxes contain an
odd number of cards and the total number of cards in two of the boxes
is the same as the total number in the other 3 boxes? Explain. Robert Dawson, Penny Nom and Claude Tardif lui répond. |
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Rolling a six on the sixth roll |
2009-05-04 |
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Scott pose la question : What are the odds of rolling a die 6 times in a row and rolling a 6 only on the 6th try, but not any other time? And how is this calculated? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The odds against drawing a red queen |
2009-03-15 |
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tabyia pose la question : 7. The common deck of 52 cards has 26 black cards (13 spades and 13 clubs) and 26 red cards (13 hearts and 13 diamonds). Each suit consists of ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three and deuce. 13in all.
A single card is chosen at random. Find the odds against its being a red queen?
How many cards will I have to draw to be absolutely certain that I have drawn three black cards Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Combining probabilities |
2007-08-20 |
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Arul pose la question : Xavier, Yvonne, and Zelda each try independently to solve a problem. If their individual probabilities for success are 1/4, 1/2 , and 5/8 , respectively, what is the probability that Xavier and Yvonne, but not Zelda, will solve the problem ? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The odds of winning a contest |
2007-07-29 |
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Kevin pose la question : I have been asked by a customer in Missisauga to track down some odds of
winning a contest. In this contest, the last 4 digits of the winner's
driver's license number have to match the last 4 digits of a Harley VIN
number. There are 200 people maximum allowed into the drawing, 10,000 total
possible VIN combos. Would the odds be 1:50 or something other than that? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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What are the odds that the selections were random? |
2007-05-26 |
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alan pose la question : An employer must select three people for layoff from three groups. Group 1 has 4 members and the oldest member is selected. Group 2 has 7 members and the oldest member is selected. Group 3 has 2 members and the younger is selected. Assuming equal qualifications, what are the odds that the selections were random vs. biased as to age? What is the formula to determine this? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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How to find the odds for a lottery jackpot |
2006-04-12 |
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Harvey pose la question : Is it best to use factorials to calculate the odds of winning a lottery, such as the MegaMillions that is popular in the US, or is there a better way? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Probability of getting their stories straight |
2006-04-05 |
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Amy pose la question : Four students drive to school in the same car. They claim they were late because they had a flat tire. Assuming they did not have a flat tire what is the probability that they all would choose the same tire if asked which one was flat. Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Seven consecutive reds in roulette |
2005-09-04 |
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Joe pose la question : I know that the odds are a little less than 50% for either black or red comming up on a spin of the roullette wheel. My question is what are the odds of red or black comming up 7 times in a row? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Probabilities in poker |
2004-11-04 |
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Ben pose la question : Please can someone tell me the odds of getting a royal flush while playing texas hold em.
Please can you also let us know the odds of a royal flush while playing texas hold em if you must be dealt two of the needed cards. Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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Would it be worth paying $20K for 4 chances... |
2003-01-13 |
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Steve pose la question :
If I've got 4 chances to to achieve X goal, and in each chance that I have I've got a 65% chance of achieving this goal, what is my overall probablity of achieving this goal? Also, what would it be after each of my 4 chances (i.e., for my 2nd chance, would it be (.65 * (.65*.65)? I've forgotten some basic probablity theories, and would appreciate any help on this. With the probablities above, would it be worth paying $20K for 4 chances to achieve the goal or $8.5K for only 1 chance to acheive the goal? (at 65% probability) Andrei Volodin lui répond. |
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Probabilities and dice. |
2001-05-04 |
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Carmen pose la question : Hi! My name is Carmen! I am a member of a grade 5 class in Edmonton, AB. We were talking about probability in math, and I was wanted to know what the probability (odds) of rolling two sixes would be rolling two dice? If it is not to diffucult could you tell me what the probability (odds) of rolling any number with two dice were? Andrei Volodin and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The odds of winning |
2001-02-09 |
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Anna pose la question : The odds of winning in a game are 3 out of 10. How many times would one have to play the game in order to be sure they would win? Leeanne Boehm lui répond. |
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Odds and combinations |
2000-05-10 |
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Lucy pose la question : If the odds are 1/15 of winning, what is the probability? if c 5! 3! How does it equal 10? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Probability and odds |
2000-05-05 |
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Leah pose la question : The chances of rain on friday, saturday, and sunday are 20%, 30%, and 50% respectively. what are the odds it will rain all three days? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A Multiple Choice Test |
1999-08-31 |
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Cintra Ramnarine pose la question : I have ten questions. There are two multiple choice answers to each question. What are the chances of answering all questions correctly. Harley Weston lui répond. |
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