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  1. 1st November 2015, 04:42 PM #1
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    What are the odds....

    Say you have a packet of lollies.
    say it has 3 different types of lollies in it (Assume in equal proportion although in reality they arent)
    you reach in and grab 6 lollies
    what are the odds of reaching in and grabbing 2 of each type
    what are the odds of doing it 3 times in a row?
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    Need to know how many lollies in the packet first.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    Say you have a packet of lollies.
    say it has 3 different types of lollies in it (Assume in equal proportion although in reality they arent)
    you reach in and grab 6 lollies
    what are the odds of reaching in and grabbing 2 of each type
    what are the odds of doing it 3 times in a row?
    You have too much time on your hands Dave. You have to get out and do some **** mate. Grab a cartoon or a goom and have some fun.
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    45-50.
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    do you put the first grab back in?
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    I would think the total amount of lollies would have to be a multiple of 3,, so can I use 60?


    and,,,, I am outsourcing this
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bearman View Post
    You have too much time on your hands Dave. You have to get out and do some **** mate. Grab a cartoon or a goom and have some fun.
    My life is so ****ful at the moment this has pretty much been the highlight of the last who knows how long.

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    do you put the first grab back in?
    nope, they were eaten

    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    I would think the total amount of lollies would have to be a multiple of 3,, so can I use 60?



    and,,,, I am outsourcing this
    use 48 its in the range
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    This from someone who should know
    "You have to work out the number of different combinations of 6 lollies that are possible (like lotto 6 balls out of 45 - which is over 8 million ways). This will be the denominator of the fraction. The number of ways to get 2 of each will only be one of the ways. So the probability as a fraction is 1 / total number of ways..(way more than 8 million because there are 60 lollies not 45). . For 3 in a row multiply this fraction by itself 3 times... a very very small number.."
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    I'm sure theres a bookie in Katherine will give you odds.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    45-50.
    Thanks, although the brain cells don't work well enough these days to put the info to use!
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