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Probability Problem

Posted By: poseidon
Date: Friday, 28 August 2009, at 10:29 a.m.

In Response To: Probability Problem (Bob Koca)

The truth is that I found this problem accidentally on the net. According to that source : "it has been in controversy even amongst the elite of probability theorists. ".

In order be somewhat precise I changed that statement to "It is said that it has been in controversy even amongst the elite of probability theorists".

I do realize,however, that it may not be valid, but it makes the problem seem more challenging and interesting.

Messages In This Thread

• Probability Problem
  poseidon -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 1:26 p.m.
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    misja -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 1:42 p.m.
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      Stick -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 3:31 p.m.
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      Petter Bengtsson -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 3:46 p.m.
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    Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 3:49 p.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 4:19 p.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 4:46 p.m.
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      Jason Lee -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 7:54 p.m.
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    Neil Robins -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 4:14 p.m.
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      Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 5:37 p.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 5:56 p.m.
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          Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 6:07 p.m.
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            Bob Koca -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 7:42 p.m.
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              Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 8:09 p.m.
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                joe freedman -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 8:26 p.m.
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                  poseidon -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 8:37 p.m.
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                  Jason Lee -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 8:47 p.m.
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                Gregg Cattanach -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 1:58 a.m.
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                  Paul Vianna -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 2:11 a.m.
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                    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 4:06 p.m.
            • monte hall called this
              garyo -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 7:51 a.m.
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    Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 5:16 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 6:03 p.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 6:06 p.m.
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        poseidon -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 6:18 p.m.
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    joe freedman -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 6:35 p.m.
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      joe freedman -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 6:39 p.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Thursday, 27 August 2009, at 7:57 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 2:13 a.m.
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      poseidon -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 10:29 a.m.