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I suck at math... Trying to figure out a prbability ratio thing...
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:08 am
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:08 am
A is a 40:32,000 chance
B is a 1:70,000 chance
How much more likely is A than B?
I was a 620 Math/740 Verbal on my SATs back in the day day before the day...
B is a 1:70,000 chance
How much more likely is A than B?
I was a 620 Math/740 Verbal on my SATs back in the day day before the day...
5
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:10 am to yurintroubl
A is a 1 in 800 chance
B is 1 in 70,000
70,000/800=875
It's 87.5 times more likely
ETA:sorry, typo
ETA 2: Derp. I missed a zero. Placebeaux is right. Mea culpa. I haven't done math in a long long time
B is 1 in 70,000
70,000/800=875
It's 87.5 times more likely
ETA:sorry, typo
ETA 2: Derp. I missed a zero. Placebeaux is right. Mea culpa. I haven't done math in a long long time
This post was edited on 11/17/14 at 6:24 am
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:12 am to yurintroubl
87.5% more likely
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:12 am to yurintroubl
Use a simpler example to figure out how to do this:
A is a 1:2 chance
B is a 1:4 chance
How much more likely is A than B? Reverse engineer how to get that answer.
A is a 1:2 chance
B is a 1:4 chance
How much more likely is A than B? Reverse engineer how to get that answer.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:13 am to fr33manator
I'm trying to say "A is __x___ times more likely to happen than B." and I'm still drunk from last night.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:14 am to fr33manator
quote:
A is a 1 in 80 chance
B is 1 in 70,000
70,000/80=825
It's 825 times more likely
Thanks. i'm normally not this stupid. My calculator is blurry and somebody shrunk the buttons on it.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:16 am to yurintroubl
87.5.
It took me a minute to work it out. I Mathed wrong.
ETA: I mathed so wrong
It took me a minute to work it out. I Mathed wrong.
ETA: I mathed so wrong
This post was edited on 11/17/14 at 6:24 am
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:16 am to yurintroubl
the correct answer was posted first reply
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:18 am to ksayetiger
Thanks Mathletes. 
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:19 am to fr33manator
32000\40= 800
70000/800= 87.5
70000/800= 87.5
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:21 am to Placebeaux
10 pages
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:23 am to eScott
10.75 pages
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:24 am to Placebeaux
What's the probability of that?
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:25 am to Placebeaux
107.5 pages
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:30 am to eScott
quote:
What's the probability of that?
potato
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:30 am to eScott
32.33333 repeating of course
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:34 am to yurintroubl
This thread is serious business
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:46 am to yurintroubl
quote:
I'm normally not this stupid
Well.........
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:46 am to yurintroubl
u suck at math
thats y. u. r. in. trubl.
thats y. u. r. in. trubl.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:47 am to fr33manator
All these numbers this early = 
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