Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    sadrianhuynh's Avatar
    sadrianhuynh Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Feb 5, 2011, 08:05 AM
    Sport parleys probability
    I need help finding an equation & the answer to how to calculate 16 games to pick from (50/50 chance of being correct on any sports game) and the chance of getting it all correct.

    I am thinking taking (1/2 x 1/2 x 16 times like that). Please tell me if I am correct?
    Unknown008's Avatar
    Unknown008 Posts: 8,076, Reputation: 723
    Uber Member
    		  
    #2

    Feb 5, 2011, 08:50 AM

    I'm not sure what the problem is, but if you do what you suggested, you obtain 16/4 = 4.

    A probability is always between 0 and 1, 0 being 100% sure it won't happen and 1 being 100% it will happen.

    As you can see, yours is more than 100% sure to happen :eek:

    Anyway, I'll try give another problem and you tell me if that's similar to your actual problem.

    There are 16 questions with two answers each, one being correct and the other incorrect (of course). The probability of getting a correct answer is 1/2. What is the probability of getting all questions correct?

    Like this? If so, then the probability will be:



    That's nearly impossible to get everything correct by choosing randomly.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search


Check out some similar questions!

Can we turn a child away from a youth sport if they participate in school sport [ 2 Answers ]

Geometric probability, conditional probability with area of square [ 2 Answers ]

Chose a point at random in a square with sides 0<x<1 and 0<y<1. Let X be the x coordinate and Y be the y coordinate of the point chosen. Find the conditional probability P(y<1/2 / y>x).

Why does my sport tranny light blink on my 2.2 Honda Accord EX Sport [ 1 Answers ]

The light on my dash has short blinks

Probability- sport shirts [ 1 Answers ]

Are these the correct answers? 1. A large department store sells sport shirts in five sizes (small, medium, large, xlarge, & xxlarge), and three patterns (plaid, print, and stripe). The following table gives the sales count for a recent month. Country Plaid Print Stripe Small 15 7 7...

Sport for me? [ 4 Answers ]

I don't know what sport to do! I have always been quite athletic and am pretty good at all sports, especially flag football and basketball, which I both love. This is what makes it so hard for me to find a sport I can commit to. However, I am definitely not too good at volleyball or tennis. I...

View more questions Search