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Food for thought - A, B, C, or D? (https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=264999)

Bump	10-11-2012 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by scho63 (Post 9002980)

"F" for you.....

50% is correct answer. The odds are 2 out of 4

It's the same as if this was a Roulette wheel or Carnival Spinning wheel with 4 numbers and two the same

lol, that's not proper logic since 25% is on there twice and if it were to be at random, the correct answer is 0%

bench_cassel

10-11-2012 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scho63 (Post 9002980)

"F" for you.....

50% is correct answer. The odds are 2 out of 4

It's the same as if this was a Roulette wheel or Carnival Spinning wheel with 4 numbers and two the same

Then your saying the answer 50% is correct, because the answer 25% is correct as is the other answer 25%. Therefore you're saying 3/4 answers are correct.

Bump	10-11-2012 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bump (Post 9002995)

lol, that's not proper logic since 25% is on there twice and if it were to be at random, the correct answer is 0%

- my source is me, I scored 106% in college statistics, lol. The only class I ever got more than 100% in.

DrunkBassGuitar

10-11-2012 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bench_cassel (Post 9002996)

Then your saying the answer 50% is correct, because the answer 25% is correct as is the other answer 25%. Therefore you're saying 3/4 answers are correct.

But you don't have a 50% chance of picking B, you only have a 25% chance.

So therefore there is no solution.

Bugeater

10-11-2012 06:04 PM

But you're picking them at random, which has nothing to do with what the actual answers are.

God of Thunder

10-11-2012 06:05 PM

My thoughts is that the answer is B. It just wants to know what the percentage is that you'll get the correct answer. If two answers are the same, that means only two remains, and your chance is 50%

cyborgtable

10-11-2012 06:06 PM

The probability of choosing a correct solution from 4 is 25%. as there are 2 solutions of 25% the probability becomes 50% for this particullar problem.

bench_cassel

10-11-2012 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DrunkBassGuitar (Post 9003008)

But you don't have a 50% chance of picking B, you only have a 25% chance.

So therefore there is no solution.

uh the guy implied 25% was the correct answer. and 25% is on there twice therefore he thought the answer should be 50% ----25% is on there twice which would make the answer 50%. but then your stating 3/4 answers is correct which is incorrect. There is no solution...as far as I can see

FAX	10-11-2012 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bench_cassel (Post 9002996)

Then your saying the answer 50% is correct, because the answer 25% is correct as is the other answer 25%. Therefore you're saying 3/4 answers are correct.

The way I interpreted this hellish question is that your selection (a,b,c, or d) has to match up with the answer (25%, etc.).

No?

If so, there is no freaking correct answer to this abomination of a freaking question.

FAX

bench_cassel

10-11-2012 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by God of Thunder (Post 9003022)

My thoughts is that the answer is B. It just wants to know what the percentage is that you'll get the correct answer. If two answers are the same, that means only two remains, and your chance is 50%

YOU MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE THE GOD DAMN ANSWER :cuss:

lewdog

10-11-2012 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bump (Post 9003002)

- my source is me, I scored 106% in college statistics, lol. The only class I ever got more than 100% in.

Did your classmates call you "blow job face" for getting that extra credit?

cyborgtable

10-11-2012 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bench_cassel (Post 9003032)

This is asking a question, not asking to pick the answer at random. Think of it this way, if you were taking a multiple choice history test and 2 of the solutions were the same and correct. If you didn't know and just guessed you would have a 50% chance of answering the question correct. This is the same thing

-King-

10-11-2012 06:12 PM

A is 25%, if you divide that by C's 60% you get 42%. 42% divided by B's 50% is 84%.

84% on a standard grading scale is a B. So you divide 84% by B's 50% again and get 168%.

But we can't forget 25% for D. 168% x 25% = 42%.

So yeah, trick question. The right answer is 42 which is none of the above.

Bump	10-11-2012 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by God of Thunder (Post 9003022)

My thoughts is that the answer is B. It just wants to know what the percentage is that you'll get the correct answer. If two answers are the same, that means only two remains, and your chance is 50%

This is more of a paradox

Bump	10-11-2012 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyborgtable (Post 9003026)

The probability of choosing a correct solution from 4 is 25%. as there are 2 solutions of 25% the probability becomes 50% for this particullar problem.

lol no

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