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#5701 2018-02-03 00:18:49
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Re: Oral puzzles
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#3906. Cards marked with one of the numbers 4, 5, 6, ..., 20 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn at random from the box. What is the probability of getting an even number?
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#5702 2018-02-04 14:27:03
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#5703 2018-02-04 15:36:08
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Re: Oral puzzles
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The solution #3906 is correct. Excellent, Monox D. I-Fly!
#3907. A bag contains 5 red, 8 green, and 7 white balls. One balls is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability of getting a white ball or a green ball?
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#5704 2018-02-04 19:13:17
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Actually I never watch Star Wars and not interested in it anyway, but I choose a Yoda card as my avatar in honor of our great friend bobbym who has passed away.
May his adventurous soul rest in peace at heaven.
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#5705 2018-02-04 21:20:08
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Re: Oral puzzles
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The solution #3907 is correct. Neat work, Monox D. I-Fly!
#3908. Tickets numbered from 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a ticket drawn which bears a number which is a multiple of 3?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#5706 2018-02-05 17:26:30
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Actually I never watch Star Wars and not interested in it anyway, but I choose a Yoda card as my avatar in honor of our great friend bobbym who has passed away.
May his adventurous soul rest in peace at heaven.
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#5707 2018-02-05 18:23:58
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Re: Oral puzzles
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The solution #3908 is correct. Neat work, Monox D. I-Fly!
#3909. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting at least one head?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#5708 2018-02-05 19:07:12
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Actually I never watch Star Wars and not interested in it anyway, but I choose a Yoda card as my avatar in honor of our great friend bobbym who has passed away.
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#5709 2018-02-05 19:25:52
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Re: Oral puzzles
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The solution #3909 is correct. Neat work, Monox D. I-Fly!
#3910. Two dice are rolled simultaneously. Find the probability of showing different faces.
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#5710 2018-02-05 20:12:22
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#5711 2018-02-05 23:32:35
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Re: Oral puzzles
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The solution #3910 is correct. Neat work, Monox D. I-Fly!
#3911. From the lerrers of the word 'MOBILE', a letter is selected. Find the probability of the letter being a vowel.
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#5712 2018-02-06 13:05:45
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#5713 2018-02-06 17:31:26
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Re: Oral puzzles
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The solution #3911 is correct. Good work, Monox D. I-Fly!
#3912. A two-digit number is chosen at random. Find the probability of the number being chosen is a multiple of 3.
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#5714 2018-02-06 20:48:06
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#5715 2018-02-06 21:53:22
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Re: Oral puzzles
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The solution #3912 is correct. Neat work, Monox D. I-Fly!
#3913. What is the probability of a leap-year having 52 Mondays?
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#5716 2018-02-07 17:31:19
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#3914. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting an Ace?
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#5717 2018-02-07 18:56:57
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#5718 2018-02-07 19:57:16
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Re: Oral puzzles
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The solution #3914 is correct. Good work, Monox D. I-Fly!
#3915. Find the value of
, if denote the complement or negation of an event E?It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#5719 2018-02-08 16:13:07
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#5720 2018-02-08 18:40:53
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Re: Oral puzzles
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The solution #3915 is correct. Excellent, Monox D. I-Fly!
#3916. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each of the cards being equally likely to be drawn. Find the probability of the card drawn being
(i) an ace
(ii) red
(iii) either red or king.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#5721 2018-02-08 20:14:23
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Actually I never watch Star Wars and not interested in it anyway, but I choose a Yoda card as my avatar in honor of our great friend bobbym who has passed away.
May his adventurous soul rest in peace at heaven.
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#5722 2018-02-08 22:53:56
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Re: Oral puzzles
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The solution #3916 (i) and (ii) is correct. Neat work, Monox D. I-Fly!
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#3917. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each of the cards being equally likely to be drawn. Find the probability of the card drawn being
(i) a red and a king
(ii) a face card.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#5723 2018-02-09 16:35:30
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Re: Oral puzzles
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#3918. What is the probability of a number selected from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., 25 is a prime number, when each of the given numbers is likely to be selected?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#5724 2018-02-11 00:12:35
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#3919. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each of the 52 cards being equally likely to be drawn. Find the probability of the card being drawn is
(i) a face card
(ii) a red face card.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
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#5725 2018-02-13 00:22:41
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#3920. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each of the 52 cards being equally likely to be drawn. Find the probability of the card being drawn is
(i) '2' of spades
(ii) '10' of black suit.
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