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 Feb 24 2009, 01:44 AM
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Peasant  Group: Members Posts: 27 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 13-January 09 Member No.: 4,044  |
The answer to the math problem
 I did horrible probability in College If one of 3 boxes contains fun, that means that each box has 33.33% chance of having fun so to summarise Box 1 = 33.33% Box 2 = 33.33% Box 3 = 33.33% But wait.. monkey opens Box 3 and laughs in your face saying what now? Box 1 still has 33.33% chance of having fun howeverBox 2 is now 66.66% chance of having goodies inside why? here's the tricky semantics  Box 1 has a 33.33% chance of having goodies, which means that there is a 66.66% chance of goodies NOT being in there.. So when Box 2 and 3 where there, the probability of fun NOT being in box 1 was 66.66% split two ways into box 2 and 3... but since box 3 is taken away then that 66.66% chance of NOT being in box 1 and being in box 2 and 3, can now be interrupted as a 66.66% chance of fun being in box 2 alone.I hope you followed
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Mar 13 2009, 12:35 PM
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 Security and Projects Group: Clan Dogsbody Posts: 4,700 Thank(s): 1102 Joined: 31-August 07 From: A Magical Place, with toys in the million, all under one roof Member No.: 1 |
Since I couldn't think of a puzzle that people wouldn't either get straight away or cheat using goolge, I thought I'd post a link to:
http://www.deathball.net/notpron/ [Edit: reposted the above, I used the wrong address (bad memory in my old age)](it really isn't so should be safe to click) solve that one then
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Mar 13 2009, 12:37 PM
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 Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 824 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 30-December 07 From: Brighton Member No.: 54 |
Pass
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Mar 13 2009, 12:54 PM
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 Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 989 Thank(s): 1 Joined: 5-June 08 From: Tyler, Texas, US Member No.: 124 |
i couldn't click on it, so i copied and pasted the link. it has no math problem i could see, but i didn't want to allow the pop-ups. how many can prove that .999999....= 1? besides monkey of course, cause i already showed him.lol
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Mar 13 2009, 01:03 PM
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 Paddle Master Group: Clan Members Posts: 2,085 Thank(s): 30 Joined: 3-December 07 Member No.: 50 |
floating point numbers...?
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Mar 13 2009, 01:09 PM
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Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 989 Thank(s): 1 Joined: 5-June 08 From: Tyler, Texas, US Member No.: 124 |
not floating point numbers. just .9 repeated.
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Mar 13 2009, 01:14 PM
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Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 824 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 30-December 07 From: Brighton Member No.: 54 |
QUOTE(fido77 @ Mar 13 2009, 12:54 PM)  how many can prove that .999999....= 1? besides monkey of course, cause i already showed him.lol I remember this, did it ages ago. If, 10X (= 9.999999) - X (= .999999) = 9X (= 9) Therefore X = 1 yay for me -------------------- There are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't |
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Mar 13 2009, 01:18 PM
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 Man at arms Group: Clan Members Posts: 155 Thank(s): 1 Joined: 5-September 07 Member No.: 4 |
come on guys my brain doesn't operate at this time of day,
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Mar 13 2009, 01:23 PM
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Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 989 Thank(s): 1 Joined: 5-June 08 From: Tyler, Texas, US Member No.: 124 |
QUOTE(Magik6 @ Mar 13 2009, 07:14 AM) I remember this, did it ages ago. If, 10X (= 9.999999) - X (= .999999) = 9X (= 9) Therefore X = 1 yay for me i'm not sure what kind of crap that is, but it don't look good -------------------- |
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Mar 13 2009, 01:25 PM
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Paddle Master Group: Clan Members Posts: 2,085 Thank(s): 30 Joined: 3-December 07 Member No.: 50 |
lol
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Mar 13 2009, 01:26 PM
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Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 824 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 30-December 07 From: Brighton Member No.: 54 |
How can you not follow that? Its just a simple subtraction equation consiting of two constituents which prove that .9 reccuring is another way of writting 1, so there
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Mar 13 2009, 01:36 PM
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Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 989 Thank(s): 1 Joined: 5-June 08 From: Tyler, Texas, US Member No.: 124 |
um, no its not
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Mar 13 2009, 01:40 PM
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Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 824 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 30-December 07 From: Brighton Member No.: 54 |
It clearly is
 we need an official adjudicator
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Mar 13 2009, 01:44 PM
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Paddle Master Group: Clan Members Posts: 2,085 Thank(s): 30 Joined: 3-December 07 Member No.: 50 |
if u think you no it so well why dont you give an indepth explanation instead of writing an equation (which looks like shite) where you could have copied and pasted it from anywhere, without a proof.
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Mar 13 2009, 01:58 PM
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Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 824 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 30-December 07 From: Brighton Member No.: 54 |
If you start with 10X represented by the number 9.999999 and subtract 1X represented by .999999 you end up with 9X represented by the number 9. Therefore 1X = 1
If you don't follow that then you are PROPERLY RETARDED! -------------------- There are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't |
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Mar 13 2009, 02:04 PM
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Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 989 Thank(s): 1 Joined: 5-June 08 From: Tyler, Texas, US Member No.: 124 |
QUOTE(Magik6 @ Mar 13 2009, 07:58 AM) If you start with the number 9.999999 represented by 10X and subtract 1X represented by .999999 you end up with 9X represented by the number 9. Therefore 1X = 1 If you don't follow that then you are PROPERLY RETARDED! i think that is the most retarded shit i have ever seen!!! u need to scratch that shit and start over!!!lol -------------------- |
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Mar 13 2009, 02:06 PM
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Paddle Master Group: Clan Members Posts: 2,085 Thank(s): 30 Joined: 3-December 07 Member No.: 50 |
lol
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Mar 13 2009, 02:10 PM
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Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 824 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 30-December 07 From: Brighton Member No.: 54 |
You still don't get it? if not you'd fail a bloody SATS test from year 5 or whenever you take it
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Mar 13 2009, 02:27 PM
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Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 989 Thank(s): 1 Joined: 5-June 08 From: Tyler, Texas, US Member No.: 124 |
i think you failed!!! hehe
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Mar 13 2009, 02:31 PM
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Paddle Master Group: Clan Members Posts: 2,085 Thank(s): 30 Joined: 3-December 07 Member No.: 50 |
lol
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