There is a 91% chance of seeing a shooting star in the next hour, what is the probability of seeing a shooting star in the next half hour?
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person A has a 30 sided and person B has a 20 sided die. both players role and the person with the highest role win (on a draw B wins). the loser pays the winner the value of the winners die. 1. calculate expected value of this game for player A (easy) 2. how does this value change if player B can re-roll and when should he re-roll. 3. now how much is it worth for player A to get a re-roll option in this scenario. 4. remove player A reroll. how many re-rolls do player B need in order for him to be a favorite in the game. i believed i solved 4 and 2 I had a decent idea but 3 is very difficult since optimal strategy might change based on opposing players optimal strategy.
We consider numbers from 1 to 1 million. How many digits 2 are there??
If you roll a fair coin 10 times what is the expected product of number of heads and number of tails?
You have a dart board thats split in half. If you hit the left half, you get 2 points, if you hit the right half, you get 3 points. If you have an 80% chance of hitting the dart board on any given throw and a 70% chance of hitting the side you're aiming for (given that you hit the dartboard so a 30% chance you hit the side you aren't aiming for), if you have an unlimited number of throws, what's the probability you get a score of exactly 7
Two dice - one 10 sided one 6 sided. Guess the roll of the two dice, no penalty for guessing under. You receive the amount on the dice if you guess it. What is the expected value? What is the bet that would maximize your payout?
What is the expected value of rolling two dice?
There are 6 red, 2green 3 yellow and 4 orange balls in the box. What is the probability to pick 2 balls that are either green or yellow?
Roll an n-sided die. You can get paid the outcome or pay 1/n dollars to re-roll. how much would you pay to play, and how much would you sell the game for? (rough numbers). five minutes for complete answer.
Toss 4 coins - probability of more than 2 heads - expected winnings if $1 for each heads - expected winnings if can re-toss 1 coin if chosen 1 20 sided die - player A and B both choose a number. Whoever's number closest to value of the die wins the amount on the die. - optimal strategy? do you want to go first? - what is the expected winnings?
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