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Probability puzzle

Posted By: Mike Clapsadle
Date: Tuesday, 9 April 2019, at 2:58 p.m.

In Response To: Probability puzzle (Ray Kershaw)

Could be completely wrong but I have 25% chance of a split with 8 entrants, and 13.85% chance with 16 entrants.

Messages In This Thread

• Probability puzzle
  Ray Kershaw -- Tuesday, 9 April 2019, at 8:30 a.m.
  • Probability puzzle
    Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 9 April 2019, at 2:16 p.m.
  • Probability puzzle
    Mike Clapsadle -- Tuesday, 9 April 2019, at 2:58 p.m.
  • Solution and related problem
    Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 9 April 2019, at 3:58 p.m.
    • Solution and related problem
      Ray Kershaw -- Tuesday, 9 April 2019, at 5:58 p.m.
      • Solution and related problem
        Bob Koca -- Thursday, 11 April 2019, at 6:37 p.m.
        • Solution and related problem
          Colin Owen -- Thursday, 11 April 2019, at 9:12 p.m.
          • Solution and related problem
            Bob Koca -- Friday, 12 April 2019, at 12:47 a.m.
    • Solution and related problem
      Sean Garber -- Tuesday, 9 April 2019, at 7:09 p.m.
      • Solution and related problem
        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 9 April 2019, at 7:32 p.m.
        • Two ways to get the limiting probability
          Bob Koca -- Friday, 12 April 2019, at 3:00 a.m.
          • Alternative formulation of the recurrence
            Maik Stiebler -- Friday, 12 April 2019, at 6:51 a.m.
            • Alternative formulation of the recurrence
              Ray Kershaw -- Friday, 12 April 2019, at 8:20 a.m.
              • Alternative formulation of the recurrence
                Bob Koca -- Saturday, 13 April 2019, at 3:17 p.m.
  • Combinatorics solution
    Maik Stiebler -- Tuesday, 9 April 2019, at 7:36 p.m.
    • Combinatorics solution
      Ray Kershaw -- Wednesday, 10 April 2019, at 9:38 p.m.
      • Combinatorics solution
        Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 11 April 2019, at 3:41 p.m.
        • Combinatorics solution
          Ray Kershaw -- Thursday, 11 April 2019, at 3:57 p.m.
  • Probability puzzle
    Benf -- Wednesday, 10 April 2019, at 3:56 a.m.
    • Probability puzzle
      Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 10 April 2019, at 5:49 a.m.