Tag: Probability
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You Roll These Dice. Which Outcome Is More Likely?
Either you roll a 12-sided fair die once. Either you roll a 6-sided fair die twice. So in which game are you more likely to get a total of 12? Or are they both equally likely? Once again, this is a good moment to pause the article and give the problem a go yourself. When…
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So Which Outcome Is More Likely? A or B? Or Both?
Here’s a fun teaser for you. Consider the following scenarios: So can you tell me which outcome is more likely? Or are they of equal odds? Once again, this is a good moment to pause the article and give the problem a go yourself. When you’re ready, keep reading for the solution. And if you…
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Should You Roll Or Not?
Two bullets are loaded into a gun’s round barrel consecutively. The barrel has a capacity of 6. The gun is fired once, but no bullet is shot. So does rolling the barrel (shuffling) before next shot increase the probability of firing a bullet? Once again, this is a good moment to pause the article and…
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How Many Duplicate FIFA World Cup Stickers Should You Expect?
I don’t watch the World Cup, or sports in general. I never get excited about it, and I certainly do not feel any affinity towards any teams. I think instead of living vicariously through others doing what they like, we should just do what we really want. Anyway, my good friend Sawan’s little sister recently…
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Do You Think YOU Can Solve This In 10 Seconds?
The prompt I used to generate this image on ChatGPT is “generate a Zelda breath of the wild inspired blog cover image for this maths puzzle”. Clearly if you are still manually creating math puzzle images, it’s akin to using a spoon to dig a hole when you have a shovel. You are taking out…
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Will Homer Simpson Get His Own Seat?
A line of 100 airline passengers is waiting to board a plane. They each hold a ticket to one of the 100 seats on that flight. For convenience, let’s say that the nthnth passenger in line has a ticket for seat number ‘n’. Being drunk, the first person in line picks a random seat (equally likely for…