Random Problem I felt like posting
by b-flat, Jun 17, 2006, 3:21 PM
I felt like posting a random problem to celebrate the fact that I now have 500 posts!
Random Problem:
Knowing that 34 people scored a 7 at Penn State, and that no one scored 8 at Penn State, and that the probabilities are the same as in the entry before this, and that during each block of 30 seconds, the probability of me getting the tie breaker question correct was
, and that the lowest time was 1:10, what was the probability that I came in first place at Penn State?
Note, this is not true, and do not add in any other facts about what happened.
Random Problem:
Knowing that 34 people scored a 7 at Penn State, and that no one scored 8 at Penn State, and that the probabilities are the same as in the entry before this, and that during each block of 30 seconds, the probability of me getting the tie breaker question correct was
, and that the lowest time was 1:10, what was the probability that I came in first place at Penn State?Note, this is not true, and do not add in any other facts about what happened.
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