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mitchh81

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What did everyone get
i) 0.6
ii) 0.1
ii) 0.3
i suck at prob so just to see if i got it right /
 

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I put it in fraction but I got the same for the first 2


Cant remember for the 3rd one.
 

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iii) 1-p(wearing shirt on conseq days)- i forgot my answer it involved 0.3 or 0.7 forgot
 

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Shouldn't iii) be 0.4?

You multiply the branches of of the tree to get the probability, then add them all together..

EDIT: wrong answer, dont freaaaak... Especially me >.<
 
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Shouldn't iii) be 0.4?

You multiply the branches of of the tree to get the probability, then add them all together..

You have the option of RYR or YRY

P(RYR) = 3/10
P(YRY) = 1/10
Therefore total probability = 4/10

Checked maths textbook to make sure and that is what they do and I think it is the correct method :\
p(RYR)= 3/5 x 2/4 X 2/3 = 2/10
 

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Shouldn't iii) be 0.4?

You multiply the branches of of the tree to get the probability, then add them all together..

You have the option of RYR or YRY

P(RYR) = 3/10
P(YRY) = 1/10
Therefore total probability = 4/10

Checked maths textbook to make sure and that is what they do and I think it is the correct method :\
No.

P(R, Y, R) = (3/5).(1/2).(2/3) = 6/30 = 1/5

P(Y, R, Y) = (2/5).(3/4).(1/3) = 6/60 = 1/10

1/5 + 1/10 = 3/10
 

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OmmU Stupiiiieeeeeee xD Oh well I wonder how many other stupid mistakes I made then :|
 

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I did not read "Kim does not wear a shirt of the same colour on consecutive days..."
Fuck. I did it without replacement..
ah thats 10 marks gone from stupid reading errors from me...
 

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for the third part ab out consecutive days.. I did

P(YRY) = 2/5 x 3/4 x 1/3
P (RYR) = 3/5x2/4x2/3

and added P(YRY)+ P(RYR) together

I think it's right
 

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i got the wrong answer for ii)
however for iii) is worth 2 marks and, i used complimentary 1 - P(same clothes) with the answer i got from ii)
is it likely they'll give me one mark for correct working out with a wrong answer?
 

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