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In response to
"
STIS: Math Probability Question
"
by
Strongbad
My answer, hoping for someone to confirm
Posted by
Strongbad (aka Rambler14)
May 23 '12, 14:38
1.0785%
which seems REALLY low, but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong
Responses:
And here's the math behind my answer
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Strongbad
May 23, 14:44
7
Hmmm... small correction
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Roger More
May 23, 14:50
4
Hang on, never mind, I multiplied by the wrong cell in Excel. (I'm still not smart enough to do the permutations either) -- nm
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Roger More
May 23, 14:52
(I'm not smart enough to figure how to do it with the permutations though) -- nm
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Roger More
May 23, 14:51
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Because 4th grade and fractions are a long time ago, and I forgot about how to work with denominators. -- nm
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Roger More
May 23, 15:07
You've got to include the permutations.
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Reagen
May 23, 14:48
maybe you're missing the ordering ... dunno -- nm
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Beryllium
May 23, 14:47
Hmmm... by my calc, the odds of dealing 3 spades with three cards is about 1.3%.
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Roger More
May 23, 14:42
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I think you're right and I'm wrong, but I can't figure out why I'm wrong. -- nm
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Strongbad
May 23, 14:43
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