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[at-l] OK..pick a number

Subject: [at-l] OK..pick a number
From: bullard@northnet.org (James Bullard)
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 19:07:54 -0500
In-Reply-To: <F87uf0fLCBTQYIcVqea0000ecd5@hotmail.com>

At 01:46 AM 2/9/01 -0500, Rich Bowyer wrote:
>>>>What are the odds that all six numbers will be under 33?
>
>Each number has equal odds.  A ticket with the numbers 33, 3, 11, 24, 7, 
>19 has the same odds of winning as a ticket with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 
>5, ,6.  Or so I been told.
Same odds but not the same probability. There is a difference and if you 
are going to gamble seriously you should study probability.

Saunterer (who knows just enough about probability not to get gambling fever)

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