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PojacoPojaco Registered User regular
edited January 2016 in Help / Advice Forum
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  • GdiguyGdiguy San Diego, CARegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Unless there's something else in the question, the book is stupid and you're right

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  • MurphysParadoxMurphysParadox Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Yep - probability for a kitten to be a specific color is 1/2 (black or brown). Thus, for both to be a specific color (the same in this case) would be 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/4. Now, if there were 3 kittens, then you'd get (1/2)^3 = 1/8.

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    Murphy's Law: Whatever can go wrong will go wrong.
    Murphy's Paradox: The more you plan, the more that can go wrong. The less you plan, the less likely your plan will succeed.
  • PojacoPojaco Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Thanks guys, this isn't the first problem her book has gotten wrong

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  • VeritasVRVeritasVR Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Pojaco wrote: »
    Thanks guys, this isn't the first problem her book has gotten wrong

    No offense to the book, but that's a pretty simple question to get wrong.

    "This isn't rocket surgery."

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    Let 'em eat fucking pineapples!
  • DemerdarDemerdar Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Just another 10-4 on the stupid textbook error. I hate that shit.

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