My friend teaches grade school, all his students play on their iPads, and they're all razor-sharp in math and other subjects. Maybe we've found the solution to our failing public schools: gaming!
Yes, this seems legit. Never understand how people can solve such equations analytically. Well done.
So clearly my initial analysis was wrong, but it got me down the right path. Not sure if there is a formula, though I am sure their has to be something out there, but I identified a set of 4 letter "words" representing unique outcomes of the 4 missile hits. I then calculated the individual odds for each successful outcome and summed them. For example ABBC would represent the missile hitting unit A, the B, the B again and finally the face. For question c), this carries odds of (1/3)(1/2)(1/2)(1) = 1/12. There are 12 unique successful outcomes for c) and 13 for d). (The extra being the overkill on A followed by the 1/4 snipe of B)
I sure hope the teacher thought the students a formula for it though, brute force was time consuming and potentially error inducing (as demonstrated by me - a math major, though I took only the minimum stats)
My friend teaches grade school, all his students play on their iPads, and they're all razor-sharp in math and other subjects. Maybe we've found the solution to our failing public schools: gaming!
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probability is one of the hardest problems in my school time...
because most of the students isn't used to 'gambling' or some sorts of probability calculations though... :)
S U P E R !!
Tell him: Well Done
Well done sir. Serioulsy nobody else liked this comment? Its gold
its a double edged sword. on the good side you get great practice with quick mental arithmatic, probability, etc.
on the bad side people can get addicted.
Best post all week, thanks bud!
RIP yogg-saron good things don't last forever :(