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#2 2012-11-22 21:02:01
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Re: dice probability
Hi jacks;
I am getting
So the probability is 5 / 11.
This agrees with computer simulations.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#4 2012-11-25 14:38:04
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Re: dice probability
Hi;
It is based on a tree and trick for summing series like that. What part do you need help on?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.