Re: combinations (applied to football games)
- From: Mensanator <mensanator@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:24:28 -0700 (PDT)
On Oct 14, 3:14 pm, magi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Arturo Magidin) wrote:
In article <nS6Jk.50$Tu6...@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Robert Bencomo <rbenc...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I know these are dumb questions, but I really need
closure on this....
Suppose we have TWO football games going on,
Dolphins vs Rams, and Bears vs Falcons. How many total
outcomes can result from these 2 games??? My guess
is THREE, is that correct??... i.e:
1) Dolphins win & Bears win
2) Rams win & Falcons win
3) Dolphins win & Falcons win
I think those are ALL the possibilities, right??
You mean, the rams and the falcons cannot both win?
Actually, he listed that case. He overlooked Rams & Bears
both winning. And technically, it's still possible for a
game to end in a tie.
And finally, what if I have THREE games going on???
Dolphins vs Rams, Bears vs Falcons, and Lions vs Cardinals??
How many total outcomes would I have here??
Each game has two possible outcomes (three if you consider ties),
so it's 2*2*2 (3*3*3). And for your unasked question about 14 games
in a football pool, it's 2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2 but few people
would think every possibility is equally likely.
How many do you think?
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