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May 8th, 2020 at 8:09:49 PM
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Quote: ThatDonGuyQuote: GialmereEh? Bowling was too easy? Well, try some archery...
At an archery tournament, the winner scored exactly one hundred points.The scores on the target are: 16, 17, 23, 24, 39 and 40.Can you figure out how many arrows the winner must have used to accomplish the feat?
Six - two 16s and four 17s
Mod 8, the values are 0, 1, 7, 0, 7, 0, and the sum mod 8 = 4
A solution of 4 arrows would be four 1s or four 7s
4 x 17 = 68
4 x 23 = 92
Replacing any 23 with a 39 makes it more than 100
Therefore, there is no 4-arrow solution
A solution of 5 arrows would be a zero and four 1s, or a zero and four 7s
4 x 17 + 16 = 84
4 x 17 + 24 = 92
4 x 17 + 40 = 108
The smallest sum of four 7s and a zero is 4 x 23 + 16 = 108
Therefore, there is no 5-arrow solution either
The smallest solution with seven or more arrows is 7 x 16 = 112, so any solution must be 6 arrows
Correct!
The tournament was for beginners who were lucky to hit the outer rings but you sir hit the bullseye!
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To the people making fun of archery...
...you cant try it until you nock it.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 8th, 2020 at 8:15:54 PM
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Speaking of adding things up to 100...
You have three prime numbers, and they equal 100 when you add them together. You know nothing about your numbers except that one is less than a half but more than a third of one of the others. What are your numbers?
You have three prime numbers, and they equal 100 when you add them together. You know nothing about your numbers except that one is less than a half but more than a third of one of the others. What are your numbers?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 8th, 2020 at 8:33:39 PM
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May 8th, 2020 at 8:44:41 PM
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May 8th, 2020 at 8:46:12 PM
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wait.. how about 2, 31, 67. 2 has to be one of the numbers. There are three ways to sum the other two up to 98, but only one that satisfies the constraints.
May 8th, 2020 at 8:49:25 PM
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Quote: rsactuarywait.. how about 1, 2 and 97
Or 2, 19, 79.
May 8th, 2020 at 8:53:18 PM
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doesn't satisfy the constraints.Quote: EdCollinsOr 2, 19, 79.
May 8th, 2020 at 8:59:45 PM
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It satisfies the post that was now deleted... mentioning that three prime numbers can't possibly add up to 100. One example of three prime numbers that DO add up to 100 was given... and the example I provided is another. I wasn't attempting to answer the puzzle.Quote: rsactuarydoesn't satisfy the constraints.
May 8th, 2020 at 8:59:53 PM
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Quote: rsactuarywait.. how about 2, 31, 67. 2 has to be one of the numbers. There are three ways to sum the other two up to 98, but only one that satisfies the constraints.
Correct!
Let's hear it for number 2! It became a prime number against all odds.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 8th, 2020 at 9:04:05 PM
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Quote: EdCollinsI wasn't attempting to answer the puzzle.
I was, and got it wrong on my first attempt. Thought that was the purpose of the thread?
May 8th, 2020 at 11:42:46 PM
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You visit your friend who's an eccentric inventor. He's working on a way to help casinos recover post Covid-19. His idea is disposable paper craps dice. When players finish their shoots they simply crumple up the dice and throw them away. He shows you a sheet with various die patterns on it and asks your opinion. Which of the nets (if any) will make a genuine craps die?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 9th, 2020 at 4:29:56 AM
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Quote: Gialmere
You visit your friend who's an eccentric inventor. He's working on a way to help casinos recover post Covid-19. His idea is disposable paper craps dice. When players finish their shoots they simply crumple up the dice and throw them away. He shows you a sheet with various die patterns on it and asks your opinion. Which of the nets (if any) will make a genuine craps die?
The lower right is the only one that comes close, with opposite sides adding to 7, but the orientation is wrong, and my friend needs to swap the 1 and 6. Even then, there are lots of ways to mess up the pip layout.
I heart Crystal Math.
May 9th, 2020 at 8:17:42 AM
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Quote: GialmereThe lower right is the only one that comes close, with opposite sides adding to 7, but the orientation is wrong, and my friend needs to swap the 1 and 6. Even then, there are lots of ways to mess up the pip layout.
The one in the lower right is the only one that does not have two already adjacent sides that add up to 7
The "upper four" have 4-3 (and 2-5), 3-4, 5-2, and 4-3; the two to the left of the lower three have 5-2 and 6-1
May 9th, 2020 at 8:58:15 AM
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Quote: ChesterDogI can't prove it, yet, but I can see that the house edge = 1 - ln(2).
Edit: I forgot, it costs only $250 to play, so the house edge should be 1 - (6/5)ln2.
This was a little beyond my math pay grade, so I looked it up on Math StackExchange.
The return is 300 x (1 x 1/2 + 1/2 x 1/4 + 1/3 x 1/8 + 1/4 x 1/16 + ...)
Doing a Taylor series expansion on f(x) = ln (x + 1) with respect to x = 0:
ln (x + 1) = x - x2 / 2 + x3 / 3 - x4 / 4 + ...
Let x = -1/2:
ln 1/2 = -1/2 - (1/4 x 1/2) + (-1/8 x 1/3) - (1/16 x 1/4) + ...
= - (1/2 + 1/4 x 1/2 + 1/8 x 1/3 + 1/16 x 1/4 + ...)
-ln 1/2 = 1/2 + 1/4 x 1/2 + 1/8 x 1/3 + 1/16 x 1/4 + ...
Since -ln 1/2 = ln 2, this is:
ln 2 = (1 x 1/2) + (1/2 x 1/4) + (1/3 x 1/8) + (1/4 x 1/16) + ...
Thus, the return on a bet of 250 is 300 ln 2, and the HE = (250 - 300 ln 2) / 250 = 0.168223 = 16.8223%
May 9th, 2020 at 4:41:52 PM
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Quote: CrystalMathThe lower right is the only one that comes close, with opposite sides adding to 7, but the orientation is wrong, and my friend needs to swap the 1 and 6. Even then, there are lots of ways to mess up the pip layout.
Quote: ThatDonGuy
The one in the lower right is the only one that does not have two already adjacent sides that add up to 7
The "upper four" have 4-3 (and 2-5), 3-4, 5-2, and 4-3; the two to the left of the lower three have 5-2 and 6-1
Correct!!
Looking at his work you start to wonder if your friend has upgraded from "eccentric" to full blown "crazy". Then you remember how you laughed at him when he urged you last January to buy a six month supply of toilet paper.
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Did you hear about the guy who was murdered by being brutally stoned with those large size novelty dice?
According to police reports he died to death.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 9th, 2020 at 4:55:52 PM
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At Cutting Edge you see a new game called "Midnight Double Lucky". Two standard 6-sided fair dice are rolled repeatedly. When a 6-6 is rolled, the game ends with players betting on Midnight winning. If, however, a 7 is rolled back-to-back before midnight, then the game ends with players betting on Double Lucky winning.
What's the better bet?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 9th, 2020 at 5:34:00 PM
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Quote: Gialmere
At Cutting Edge you see a new game called "Midnight Double Lucky". Two standard 6-sided fair dice are rolled repeatedly. When a 6-6 is rolled, the game ends with players betting on Midnight winning. If, however, a 7 is rolled back-to-back before midnight, then the game ends with players betting on Double Lucky winning.
What's the better bet?
The Midnight is the better bet.
On the first roll, there is a 1/36 chance of winning the Midnight wager but no chance of winning the Double Lucky wager (Back to back 7's).
On subsequent rolls, there is an equal chance of winning the Midnight and the Lucky.
On the first roll, there is a 1/36 chance of winning the Midnight wager but no chance of winning the Double Lucky wager (Back to back 7's).
On subsequent rolls, there is an equal chance of winning the Midnight and the Lucky.
Edit: Hmmm, after more thought I am unsure that my answer is correct.
Nah, my answer above is correct. Consider an infinite set of rolls of two die that are not stopped for any reason. For n>1, the nth roll will have the following outcomes: a 6,6=12 with a probability of 1/36, a 7 with a probability of 6/36, and other outcomes with a probability of 29/36. Considering that the (n-1)th roll also had a probability of 6/36 of being a 7, we can say that the nth roll has a probability of 1/36 of being a 12 and a probability of 1/36 of being the second of back to back 7's.
However the first roll only has a chance of being a 12, so the Midnight wager must have a higher probability of winning.
The Midnight wager has a win probability of 0.50+1/72.
The Double Lucky wager has a win probability of 0.50-1/72.
However the first roll only has a chance of being a 12, so the Midnight wager must have a higher probability of winning.
The Midnight wager has a win probability of 0.50+1/72.
The Double Lucky wager has a win probability of 0.50-1/72.
Last edited by: gordonm888 on May 9, 2020
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May 9th, 2020 at 6:31:23 PM
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Doubles has a 6/13 chance of winning. Midnight has a 1 - 6/13 = 7/13 chance, so midnight is the better play
Chance of doubles winning is calculated as
x = 29/36x + 1/6y
y = 1/6 + 29/36x
Solve for x
Incidentally, the chance of winning is inversely proportional to the average waiting time for the events to happen, which is 42 rolls for doubles and 36 for midnight. However, this relationship does not hold true for all situations, and I’m not sure why or why not. For instance, if you roll a pair of dice and calculate the probability of 1 four coming before 2 sevens, the four has a 5/9 chance of winning even though the average waiting time is 12 rolls for both. Can anyone explain?
Chance of doubles winning is calculated as
x = 29/36x + 1/6y
y = 1/6 + 29/36x
Solve for x
Incidentally, the chance of winning is inversely proportional to the average waiting time for the events to happen, which is 42 rolls for doubles and 36 for midnight. However, this relationship does not hold true for all situations, and I’m not sure why or why not. For instance, if you roll a pair of dice and calculate the probability of 1 four coming before 2 sevens, the four has a 5/9 chance of winning even though the average waiting time is 12 rolls for both. Can anyone explain?
Last edited by: Ace2 on May 9, 2020
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May 9th, 2020 at 7:33:25 PM
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Quote: Gialmere...At Cutting Edge you see a new game called "Midnight Double Lucky". Two standard 6-sided fair dice are rolled repeatedly. When a 6-6 is rolled, the game ends with players betting on Midnight winning. If, however, a 7 is rolled back-to-back before midnight, then the game ends with players betting on Double Lucky winning.
What's the better bet?
Midnight.
Probability of win is 7/13?
Edit: Now, I see that my guess agrees with Ace2's answer.
Probability of win is 7/13?
Edit: Now, I see that my guess agrees with Ace2's answer.
May 9th, 2020 at 9:51:59 PM
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Quote: gordonm888
The Midnight is the better bet.
On the first roll, there is a 1/36 chance of winning the Midnight wager but no chance of winning the Double Lucky wager (Back to back 7's).
On subsequent rolls, there is an equal chance of winning the Midnight and the Lucky.
Edit: Hmmm, after more thought I am unsure that my answer is correct.Nah, my answer above is correct. Consider an infinite set of rolls of two die that are not stopped for any reason. For n>1, the nth roll will have the following outcomes: a 6,6=12 with a probability of 1/36, a 7 with a probability of 6/36, and other outcomes with a probability of 29/36. Considering that the (n-1)th roll also had a probability of 6/36 of being a 7, we can say that the nth roll has a probability of 1/36 of being a 12 and a probability of 1/36 of being the second of back to back 7's.
However the first roll only has a chance of being a 12, so the Midnight wager must have a higher probability of winning.
The Midnight wager has a win probability of 0.50+1/72.
The Double Lucky wager has a win probability of 0.50-1/72.
Quote: Ace2Doubles has a 6/13 chance of winning. Midnight has a 1 - 6/13 = 7/13 chance, so midnight is the better play
Chance of doubles winning is calculated as
x = 29/36x + 1/6y
y = 1/6 + 29/36x
Solve for x
Incidentally, the chance of winning is inversely proportional to the average waiting time for the events to happen, which is 42 rolls for doubles and 36 for midnight. However, this relationship does not hold true for all situations, and I’m not sure why or why not. For instance, if you roll a pair of dice and calculate the probability of 1 four coming before 2 sevens, the four has a 5/9 chance of winning even though the average waiting time is 12 rolls for both. Can anyone explain?
Hmm... That is interesting.
Quote: ChesterDogMidnight.
Probability of win is 7/13?
Edit: Now, I see that my guess agrees with Ace2's answer.
Correct!
It's one of those overlapping probability things.
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My dog ate my lucky dice.
Now I'm hoping she'll shoot some craps.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 9th, 2020 at 10:01:35 PM
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A casino dealer is working on a new Three Card Poker variant. She takes all the face cards from a standard deck and thoroughly shuffles them. She then deals 3 cards to Player #1, three cards to Player #2, three cards to Player #3, and the final three cards to Player #4. What is the probability that all four hands will contain a straight (J-Q-K of any suit)?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 9th, 2020 at 10:18:02 PM
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(4!)^3 * (3!)^4 / 12!
It’s all about making that GTA
May 9th, 2020 at 11:34:48 PM
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I get 12*8*4*9*6*3*6*4*2*1*1*1 / 12! = (4!)^3 * (3!)^3 / 12! = (3!4!)^3 / 12! = 12/1925.
May 10th, 2020 at 4:03:20 AM
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I'm just looking at the chances at each stage of dealing he nexr card correctly.
First player, first card - must be correct.
First player, second card - must be one of the 8 from 11 cards that don't match the first card.
First player, third card - must be one of the 4 from 10 cards that don't match the first or second cards.
So P(player 1) = 1 * 8/11 * 4/10.
Similarly P(player 2) = 1 * 6/8 * 3/7
Similarly P(Player 3) = 1 * 4/5 * 2/4
And then Player 4 must get a straight.
These are the same numbers as ChesterDog starts with but I then get 72/1925.
(I think this is because he needs 3*2*1 as the numerators for the 4th player.)
First player, first card - must be correct.
First player, second card - must be one of the 8 from 11 cards that don't match the first card.
First player, third card - must be one of the 4 from 10 cards that don't match the first or second cards.
So P(player 1) = 1 * 8/11 * 4/10.
Similarly P(player 2) = 1 * 6/8 * 3/7
Similarly P(Player 3) = 1 * 4/5 * 2/4
And then Player 4 must get a straight.
These are the same numbers as ChesterDog starts with but I then get 72/1925.
(I think this is because he needs 3*2*1 as the numerators for the 4th player.)
May 10th, 2020 at 5:03:38 AM
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Quote: charliepatrickI'm just looking at the chances at each stage of dealing he nexr card correctly.
First player, first card - must be correct.
First player, second card - must be one of the 8 from 11 cards that don't match the first card.
First player, third card - must be one of the 4 from 10 cards that don't match the first or second cards.
So P(player 1) = 1 * 8/11 * 4/10.
Similarly P(player 2) = 1 * 6/8 * 3/7
Similarly P(Player 3) = 1 * 4/5 * 2/4
And then Player 4 must get a straight.
These are the same numbers as ChesterDog starts with but I then get 72/1925.
(I think this is because he needs 3*2*1 as the numerators for the 4th player.)
I guess your answer include the STRAIGHT FLUSH. I also get (4^3)/12C3 * (3^3)/9C3 * (2^3)/6C3 * (1^3)/3C3 = 72/1925 (include STRAIGHT FLUSH)
What if only consider STRAIGHT(WITHOUT any STRAIGHT FLUSH) ?
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May 10th, 2020 at 8:22:40 AM
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Quote: charliepatrick...These are the same numbers as ChesterDog starts with but I then get 72/1925.
(I think this is because he needs 3*2*1 as the numerators for the 4th player.)
Thanks! Now, I see that I missed the 3*3*1.
So, I agree it should be 12*8*4 * 9*6*3 * 6*4*2 * 3*2*1 / 12! = 72/1925.
Quote: ssho88...What if only STRAIGHT but WITHOUT any STRAIGHT FLUSH?
I guess that's the real trick of the puzzle. I get:
72/1925 - 12*2*1*9*2*1*6*2*1*3*2*1 = 72/1925 - 1/15400 = 23/616
May 10th, 2020 at 8:48:11 AM
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Quote: ChesterDogQuote: charliepatrick...These are the same numbers as ChesterDog starts with but I then get 72/1925.
(I think this is because he needs 3*2*1 as the numerators for the 4th player.)
Thanks! Now, I see that I missed the 3*3*1.
So, I agree it should be 12*8*4 * 9*6*3 * 6*4*2 * 3*2*1 / 12! = 72/1925.
I guess that's the real trick of the puzzle. I get:
72/1925 - 12*2*1*9*2*1*6*2*1*3*2*1 = 72/1925 - 1/15400 = 23/616
If EXCLUDED any straight flush, I get 453/15400 = 0.0294
May 10th, 2020 at 9:17:13 AM
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Quote: ssho88...If EXCLUDED any straight flush, I get 453/15400 = 0.0294
Thanks; I see that I made a mistake on excluding the straight flushes.
How do you calculate the correct answer?
May 10th, 2020 at 9:34:04 AM
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Quote: ChesterDogThanks; I see that I made a mistake on excluding the straight flushes.
How do you calculate the correct answer?
Prob(all straight including straight flush) - Prob(1 SF + 3 ST) - Prob(2 SF + 2 ST) - Prob(4 SF) = 72/1925 - 2496/369600 - 432/369600 - 24/369600 = 453/15400 = 0.0294
EDITED : Here are the detail calculations
A) Case - All straight or straight flush for all player
Prob(ALL) = (4^3)/12C3 * (3^3)/9C3 * (2^3)/6C3 * (1^3)/3C3 = 72/1925
B) Case - 1 SF + 3 ST, there are four permutations, [SF][ST][ST][ST], [ST][SF][ST][ST], [ST][ST][SF][ST] and [ST][ST][ST][SF].
Let just consider [SF][ST][ST][ST],
i) Probability for player 1 get SF = 4/12C3
ii) When player 1 get SF(removed JsQsKs), cards left in the deck :-
JhQhKh
JcQcKc
JdQdKd
There are total 24 straight combinations(18 straight combinations with two type of suit and 6 straight combinations with three type of suit) for player 2.
a) when player 2 get straight with two type of suit(removed JhQhKc), then left 6 straight combinations for player 3
Prob case a) = 18/9C3 * 6/6C3 * 1/3C3
b) when player 2 get straight with three type of suit(removed JhQcKd), then left 8 straight combinations for player 3
Prob case b) = 6/9C3 * 8/6C3 * 1/3C3
So Prob for case [SF][ST][ST][ST] = 4/12C3 * (18/9C3 * 6/6C3 * 1/3C3 + 6/9C3 * 8/6C3 * 1/3C3)
There are four permutations, so Total Prob = 4 * 4/12C3 * (18/9C3 * 6/6C3 * 1/3C3 + 6/9C3 * 8/6C3 * 1/3C3) = 2496/369600
C) Case - 2 SF + 2 ST, there are six permutations, [SF][SF][ST][ST], [SF][ST][SF][ST], [SF][ST][ST][SF], [ST][SF][SF][ST], [ST][SF][ST][SF] and [ST][ST][SF][SF].
Let just consider [SF][SF][ST][ST],
Probability for player 1 get SF and player 2 get SF = 4/12C3 *3/9C3
Cards left in the deck :-
JcQcKc
JdQdKd
So there are 6 straight combinations for player 3,
Prob for case [SF][SF][ST][ST] = 4/12C3 *3/9C3 *6/6C3* (1^3)/3C3
There are six permutations, so Total Prob = 6 * 4/12C3 *3/9C3 *6/6C3* (1^3)/3C3 = 432/369600
D) Case - 3 SF + 1 ST, DOES NOT EXIST
Prob = 0
E) Case - 4 SF, only one permutations
Prob = 4/12C3 * 3/9C3 * 2/6C3 * 1/3C3 = 24/369600
So Prob(only straight) = Prob A) - Prob B) - Prob C) - Prob D) - Prob E) = = 72/1925 - 2496/369600 - 432/369600 - 0 - 24/369600 = 453/15400 = 0.0294
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May 10th, 2020 at 10:13:13 AM
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Accepting that the chances of the ranks being correct is 72/1925, it is also 576/15400.
Assume that player #1 gets Ks, #2 Kh, #3 Kd, #4 Kc. Then look at how the Queens and Jacks might be distributed.
There are 24 ways to organise the Queens and also 24 ways to organise the Jacks.
4 players have SF : 1 way.
3 players have SF : no way (as the 4th would also have one!)
2 players have SF : 6 ways to pick the players, the other two have four ways to place their Q and J but one of these gives them a SF, so 3 ways left. Hence total ways = 6*3 = 18.
1 player has straight flush.
(i) This can be any one of the four players so first factor is 4.
(ii) Let's assume it's the first player so the remaining cards can be HDC HCD DHC DCH CHD CDH.
With HDC, all three Queens are correct so now all three Jacks have to be wrong, two ways DCH CHD. 2 ways
With HCD, DHC or CDH, one of the Queens is correct, so now only the specific Jack has to be wrong. 4 ways x 3 combinations.
With DCH or CHD all the Queens are wrong, so any combination of Jacks is fine. 6 ways x 2 combinations.
4 players = 1 way
2 players = 18 ways (6 x 3)
1 player = 104 (4 x (2+4x3+6x2), 4x26)
Total 123 ways
Leaving 576-123 ways where no players have a SF.
So Pr = 453/15400.
Assume that player #1 gets Ks, #2 Kh, #3 Kd, #4 Kc. Then look at how the Queens and Jacks might be distributed.
There are 24 ways to organise the Queens and also 24 ways to organise the Jacks.
4 players have SF : 1 way.
3 players have SF : no way (as the 4th would also have one!)
2 players have SF : 6 ways to pick the players, the other two have four ways to place their Q and J but one of these gives them a SF, so 3 ways left. Hence total ways = 6*3 = 18.
1 player has straight flush.
(i) This can be any one of the four players so first factor is 4.
(ii) Let's assume it's the first player so the remaining cards can be HDC HCD DHC DCH CHD CDH.
With HDC, all three Queens are correct so now all three Jacks have to be wrong, two ways DCH CHD. 2 ways
With HCD, DHC or CDH, one of the Queens is correct, so now only the specific Jack has to be wrong. 4 ways x 3 combinations.
With DCH or CHD all the Queens are wrong, so any combination of Jacks is fine. 6 ways x 2 combinations.
4 players = 1 way
2 players = 18 ways (6 x 3)
1 player = 104 (4 x (2+4x3+6x2), 4x26)
Total 123 ways
Leaving 576-123 ways where no players have a SF.
So Pr = 453/15400.
May 10th, 2020 at 10:13:05 PM
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Apologies for my tardiness. It's Mothers Day and my daughter's birthday so if I'm inattentive I get a lot of women mad at me. Also apologies for the question. I wanted to jazz it up a little. It should simply be "What is the probability of each hand having 1 K, 1 Q, 1 J (of any suit)?
I'm showing the probability is 16/55 × 9/28 × 2/5 × 1 = 0.0374025974.
I'm showing the probability is 16/55 × 9/28 × 2/5 × 1 = 0.0374025974.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 10th, 2020 at 10:24:27 PM
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Quote: GialmereA casino dealer is working on a new Three Card Poker variant. She takes all the face cards from a standard deck and thoroughly shuffles them. She then deals 3 cards to Player #1, three cards to Player #2, three cards to Player #3, and the final three cards to Player #4. What is the probability that all four hands will contain a straight (J-Q-K of any suit)?
I get 216/5775 = apx. 0.037402597.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
May 11th, 2020 at 4:12:21 PM
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Your lodge member friend has invited you to his lodge for some beers. While hanging out at the bar you notice people playing a game with voting balls. Your friend explains that 6 black and 3 white balls are mixed in a cloth bag. Two people then alternate blindly drawing balls out of the bag without replacement. The winner is the player who draws the second white ball. (It doesn't matter who drew the first.) The loser buys the next round of drinks.
You finish your beers and your friend asks if you'd like to play the game for your next round. He places 6 black and 3 white balls in a bag, mixes them and then asks if you'd like to draw first or second.
How do you reply?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 11th, 2020 at 5:38:38 PM
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Quote: Gialmere
Your lodge member friend has invited you to his lodge for some beers. While hanging out at the bar you notice people playing a game with voting balls. Your friend explains that 6 black and 3 white balls are mixed in a cloth bag. Two people then alternate blindly drawing balls out of the bag without replacement. The winner is the player who draws the second white ball. (It doesn't matter who drew the first.) The loser buys the next round of drinks.
You finish your beers and your friend asks if you'd like to play the game for your next round. He places 6 black and 3 white balls in a bag, mixes them and then asks if you'd like to draw first or second.
How do you reply?
What is your intention? To get a free beer for yourself or to buy your friend a beer ? LOL
If you want to get a free beer for yourself, then you let your friend to draw a ball first, your winning probability is 11/21 = 0.5238 ?
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May 11th, 2020 at 7:07:10 PM
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Quote: ssho88What is your intention? To get a free beer for yourself or to buy your friend a beer ? LOL
If you want to get a free beer for yourself, then you let your friend to draw a ball first, your probability is 11/21 = 0.5238 ?
Correct!
Interestingly, the odds are about the same with replacement.
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Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 11th, 2020 at 7:11:59 PM
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And now, for a change of pace...
How many numbers do you see?
How many numbers do you see?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 11th, 2020 at 9:31:30 PM
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Quote: GialmereHow many numbers do you see?
Ten, if you use a little imagination
More or less from top to bottom:
6, 8, 3 (the "right side" of the 8), two 0s (the two circles of the 8), 9, 2, 4, 1, and 7 (to see the 7, start about halfway across the bottom part of the 2, go to where it crosses the 1, then go down)
May 11th, 2020 at 10:17:52 PM
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I see 44 numbers, or 43 distinct numbers ( if we can't count both zeros as being different numbers).
6, 9, 8, 0, 0, 3, 9, 4, 1, 7, 69, 691, 96, 196, 84, 48, 697, 796, 79, 97, 19, 91, 81, 18, 34, 31, 13, 43. 60, 604, 406, 40, 601, 106, 10, 37, 73, 100, 400, 706, 607, 78, 87, 700
So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
May 12th, 2020 at 2:50:07 AM
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I see "007" has been busy again!Quote: gordonm888
I see 44 numbers, or 43 distinct numbers ( if we can't count both zeros as being different numbers).
6, 9, 8, 0, 0, 3, 9, 4, 1, 7, 69, 691, 96, 196, 84, 48, 697, 796, 79, 97, 19, 91, 81, 18, 34, 31, 13, 43. 60, 604, 406, 40, 601, 106, 10, 37, 73, 100, 400, 706, 607, 78, 87, 700
May 12th, 2020 at 8:24:10 AM
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Quote: gordonm888
I see 44 numbers, or 43 distinct numbers ( if we can't count both zeros as being different numbers).
6, 9, 8, 0, 0, 3, 9, 4, 1, 7, 69, 691, 96, 196, 84, 48, 697, 796, 79, 97, 19, 91, 81, 18, 34, 31, 13, 43. 60, 604, 406, 40, 601, 106, 10, 37, 73, 100, 400, 706, 607, 78, 87, 700
Yes. It is a sort of an Escheresque drawing from the Night Gallery.
ThatDonGuy comes closest. The ten digits "0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9" are all represented in the image. (This requires looking at it from different angles including upside down.)
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Q: Why did the Star Wars movies come out in the sequence 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3?
A: Because in charge of sequence, Yoda was.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 12th, 2020 at 10:14:04 AM
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Speaking of Escheresque oddities...
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How is this possible?
How is this possible?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 12th, 2020 at 10:50:29 AM
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In spite of appearances, the larger figures are not triangles. The "hypotenuse" of the top triangle is slightly concave, while the bottom is slightly convex. Look at the point (8,3) treating the left corner of the triangles as the origin.
May 12th, 2020 at 10:55:29 AM
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The entire figures in each case appear to be right triangles, but they are not. The "hypotenuses" of the apparent right triangles are not straight lines: despite what your lyin' eyes may tell you, the red and green triangles are not similar. The angle formed by the red and green triangles' hypotenuses is slightly more than 180° in the top figure, and slightly less than 180° in the bottom figure, thus accounting for the 'missing' square unit in the bottom figure.
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May 12th, 2020 at 1:55:01 PM
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Quote: GialmereQuote: gordonm888
I see 44 numbers, or 43 distinct numbers ( if we can't count both zeros as being different numbers).
6, 9, 8, 0, 0, 3, 9, 4, 1, 7, 69, 691, 96, 196, 84, 48, 697, 796, 79, 97, 19, 91, 81, 18, 34, 31, 13, 43. 60, 604, 406, 40, 601, 106, 10, 37, 73, 100, 400, 706, 607, 78, 87, 700
Yes. It is a sort of an Escheresque drawing from the Night Gallery.ThatDonGuy comes closest. The ten digits "0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9" are all represented in the image. (This requires looking at it from different angles including upside down.)
I cry FOUL! You did not ask for digits or numerals, you asked us for numbers. Do you not see 691 in the drawing? or all the other numbers I listed?
So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
May 12th, 2020 at 4:18:41 PM
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Heh. You have a point although that's how the question for this type of picture is usually worded. I never considered multi digit numbers. To be honest, I stare at it with furrowed brow still wondering exactly where in the hell the 5 is supposed to be.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 12th, 2020 at 4:27:31 PM
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Quote: RideTheEdgeIn spite of appearances, the larger figures are not triangles. The "hypotenuse" of the top triangle is slightly concave, while the bottom is slightly convex. Look at the point (8,3) treating the left corner of the triangles as the origin.
Quote: JoemanThe entire figures in each case appear to be right triangles, but they are not. The "hypotenuses" of the apparent right triangles are not straight lines: despite what your lyin' eyes may tell you, the red and green triangles are not similar. The angle formed by the red and green triangles' hypotenuses is slightly more than 180° in the top figure, and slightly less than 180° in the bottom figure, thus accounting for the 'missing' square unit in the bottom figure.
Correct!
The green triangle has dimensions 2 x 5 and gradient 2 / 5 = 0.4
The red triangle has dimensions 3 x 8 and gradient 3 / 8 = 0.375
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Q: Why was the hypotenuse so bad in bed?
A: He could never find the right angle.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 12th, 2020 at 5:57:49 PM
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Quote: GialmereHeh. You have a point although that's how the question for this type of picture is usually worded. I never considered multi digit numbers. To be honest, I stare at it with furrowed brow still wondering exactly where in the hell the 5 is supposed to be.
I don’t see a 5.
I heart Crystal Math.
May 12th, 2020 at 6:18:08 PM
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One video I saw superimposes a 5 over the 8. I didn't care for that one. The best I can do is look at the 6 and tilt my head 45 degrees to the left (or my cell phone 45 degrees to the right). The 6 then (kind of) becomes a fancifully fonted 5.
Another video (although a minority view) skips the 5 as part of the answer so there is a definite "no 5" argument to be made.
Another video (although a minority view) skips the 5 as part of the answer so there is a definite "no 5" argument to be made.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 13th, 2020 at 10:05:07 AM
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You have a friend who hustles three card monte on the Las Vegas Strip. You offer him $100 to teach you some of his tricks. Instead, he proposes a wager for his fee.
You'll put down two C-notes on the table and he'll put down one. Then, without cheating, he'll start dealing three card monte for you at $100 dollars a round. The first person to win all three of the C-notes keeps them.
Intrigued by the idea, you agree. As your friend starts the first round, however, you can see that, between his lighting fast shuffle and quick misdirection moves, you'll have no idea which card hides the lucky lady.
Expressed as a fraction, what are your chances of winning his $100 vs his chance of winning your $200?
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Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
May 13th, 2020 at 2:19:11 PM
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This can be easily solved with linear equations for the different states or using the gamblers ruin formula :
(1 - (p/q)^b) / (1 - (p/q)^(a+b))
Where p = 2/3
q = 1 - p
a = dealer bankroll = 1
b = player bankroll = 2
B has 3/7 chance of winning
(1 - (p/q)^b) / (1 - (p/q)^(a+b))
Where p = 2/3
q = 1 - p
a = dealer bankroll = 1
b = player bankroll = 2
B has 3/7 chance of winning
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