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Re: Dumb question, in all probability
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Wed, 24 Mar 2004 19:42:43 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Dave Schuler wrote:

  So if the question is "What are the chances of
drawing all white?" then the answer is 0.028142247%,

Oops--I meant 2.81%

Dave!



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  Re: Dumb question, in all probability
 
(...) Ah! Now I get it, I think. So if the question is "What are the chances of drawing all white?" then the answer is 0.028142247%, but if the question is (as I stated it) "What are the chances of drawing all one color?" then the all-white chance (...) (21 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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