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IHi , I’m sure I’m missing something but just can’t get started finding the sample size ,any help appreciated,thanks.
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Dr.Peterson replied to the thread Simple Short Question about Probability: lottery consists of 200 tickets and two prizes. 1st prize ticket is drawn and then, w/o replacement,....I wanted to check my understanding, so I asked Google "lottery vs raffle?" Here is its AI summary: A raffle is technically a type of... -
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Dr.Peterson replied to the thread Simple Short Question about Probability: lottery consists of 200 tickets and two prizes. 1st prize ticket is drawn and then, w/o replacement,....No, he doesn't "draw" a second ticket after the first fails; he HAS two tickets, before the two winners are drawn. At least that's how...
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Mmrtwhs replied to the thread Simple Short Question about Probability: lottery consists of 200 tickets and two prizes. 1st prize ticket is drawn and then, w/o replacement,....Hmm ... the more I think about this, the more confused I become. I think what I'm trying to calculate is the probability that the...
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Mmrtwhs replied to the thread Simple Short Question about Probability: lottery consists of 200 tickets and two prizes. 1st prize ticket is drawn and then, w/o replacement,....I don't believe so. Either he wins by drawing the top prize with the first ticket (1/200) or the second ticket ... but to draw the top...
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JJeffM replied to the thread Concrete Definition for a Ratio.A ratio is a statement about relative quantities in different sets. “The ratio of girls to boys in that class is 2 to 1” simply means...
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Dr.Peterson replied to the thread Simple Short Question about Probability: lottery consists of 200 tickets and two prizes. 1st prize ticket is drawn and then, w/o replacement,....Did you miss the fact that you have two tickets?
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Mmrtwhs replied to the thread Simple Short Question about Probability: lottery consists of 200 tickets and two prizes. 1st prize ticket is drawn and then, w/o replacement,....I interpreted the first question (part a) as saying that the player wins the first prize and only the first prize. With that assumption...
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AThere is some question as to what you mean by "rigorous" and "concrete"; to me, they are somewhat different. It's true that ratios are...
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Dr.Peterson replied to the thread Concrete Definition for a Ratio.There is some question as to what you mean by "rigorous" and "concrete"; to me, they are somewhat different. It's true that ratios are...
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AAion replied to the thread Concrete Definition for a Ratio.Hi! You’re thinking along the right lines. A ratio is fundamentally a relation between two quantities of the same kind, written A:B...
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Kkhansaheb replied to the thread Vanishing Math Forums.Where are those questions?
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ZZexralo8 replied to the thread Simple Short Question about Probability: lottery consists of 200 tickets and two prizes. 1st prize ticket is drawn and then, w/o replacement,....Yeah, the reason the book (and most people here) say 1/100 for part a) is just because you bought two tickets, so you’ve got 2 chances...
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Jjoyfulerst replied to the thread Concrete Definition for a Ratio.A ratio compares two quantities, showing how many of one there are for each of the other. For example, 3 apples to 5 oranges is a 3 : 5...
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