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Friday, December 7, 2012
Dyk's Riddle
Some would say the odds are 3.125%
Others would say the odds are 50%
6 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Well... 3.125%... that is the odds of spinning a pair of heads before a pair of tails or vice-versa in the game of "two up" according to Wikipedia. 50% ... the odds of spinning one head and one tail in the same game... Besides that.... I got nothing!
The Odds bet wins if the coins land on one heads and one tails five times in a row. The chances of any single flip resulting in one of each is 1/2. So the probability of this happening five times in a row is (1/2)^5 = 1/32. = 3.125%
If you're trying to calculate the cumulative probability of a series independent events, all you do is multiply the probability of each particular event.
If each particular event has a different probability of occurring, you'll get a somewhat cumbersome formula like: p(1) X p(2) X p(3) X ... X p(n). In this example, p(n) is the probability of the nth item in the series occurring.
6 comments:
Well... 3.125%... that is the odds of spinning a pair of heads before a pair of tails or vice-versa in the game of "two up" according to Wikipedia. 50% ... the odds of spinning one head and one tail in the same game... Besides that.... I got nothing!
Hint: From a page about your "two up" game:
The Odds bet wins if the coins land on one heads and one tails five times in a row. The chances of any single flip resulting in one of each is 1/2. So the probability of this happening five times in a row is (1/2)^5 = 1/32. = 3.125%
If you're trying to calculate the cumulative probability of a series independent events, all you do is multiply the probability of each particular event.
If each particular event has a different probability of occurring, you'll get a somewhat cumbersome formula like: p(1) X p(2) X p(3) X ... X p(n). In this example, p(n) is the
probability of the nth item in the series occurring.
huh?
odds of me understanding any of this---- about 1%. 5 in a row, huh?
Another hint - What does the hot tub at the Days Inn have in common with the Dyk family?
Ok!!!... So with some help from my math major wife I GET IT!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
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