Math's Puzzle : Odds

[threaded]

Should also look at probability of tossing or flipping coins, as that's more like what is happening.

 

[Bunk]

What you've got there is a percentage, like the chance of flipping a coin and getting a head is 0.5

What Threaded is suggesting is taking the reciprocal, ie. 1/your answer. In the coin example that gives you 2, so it means you have a 1 in 2 chance.

In your case you end up with 1 in 6.965 x 10^66.

HTH

 

[Ruprect]

I'd be careful about tapping people on the shoulder, calling them john, and chancing a pick at their ball bags.

 

[chef]

In your case you end up with 1 in 6.965 x 10^66.

which in lay terms is 1 in a billion billion billion or more billions required?

 

[Board Game Geek]

I'd be careful about tapping people on the shoulder, calling them john, and chancing a pick at their ball bags.

LOL !

Good signature btw :-)

 

[Board Game Geek]

which in lay terms is 1 in a billion billion billion or more billions required?

Chef's on the wavelength. Good man !

 

[Ruprect]

LOL !

Good signature btw :-)

And you sir!

 

[Board Game Geek]

Thanks Bunk !

 

[Board Game Geek]

What you've got there is a percentage, like the chance of flipping a coin and getting a head is 0.5

What Threaded is suggesting is taking the reciprocal, ie. 1/your answer. In the coin example that gives you 2, so it means you have a 1 in 2 chance.

In your case you end up with 1 in 6.965 x 10^66.

HTH

So that's,

10 x 6.965 = 69.65, turn the . in to a , then add 66 zeroes to the end, right ?

I hated maths at school. Literature was my thing, sorry.

 

[chef]

erm from what I think I've found out

1 and then 66 zero's

1 billion is 1 then 9 zero's

so it would be 10 <seven billions> or there abouts
i.e
around 10 billion billion billion billion billion billion billion to 1
or
10 trillion trillion trillion trillion to 1 chance

correct?