Do Past Results Affect Future Results?

[Licentia]

I got 0.3936210551388153

So Saliu was right. But how do you do that math, to a power?

 

[aslan]

So Saliu was right. But how do you do that math, to a power?

http://www.calculator.com/pantaserv/makecalc?cn=scientific&mem=0&value=0&tp=n&nosci=y&trig=y

I used an online calculator at the above address.

 

[Kasi]

37 slots on the wheel. 1 chance in 37 of any number coming up. 36-1 against ????

If 37 numbers then (1/37)^4.

If 36 numbers then (1/36)^4.

Of drawing one white ball out of a hat with 35 or 36 blackballs in the hat 4 times in a row and replacing the ball that was drawn into the hat each time.

No??

 

[UK-21]

You're quite right. I've overstated the probability by 0.00000618021%.

Now you can see why I don't work for NASA in a job where I have to calculate the trajectory for landing someone on the moon!

 

[aslan]

If 37 numbers then (1/37)^4.

If 36 numbers then (1/36)^4.

Of drawing one white ball out of a hat with 35 or 36 blackballs in the hat 4 times in a row and replacing the ball that was drawn into the hat each time.

No??

The odds of drawing 1 ball out of a hat containing 37 balls four times in a row is 1,874,160 to 1. No?

 

[Sonny]

The odds of drawing 1 ball out of a hat containing 37 balls four times in a row is 1,874,160 to 1. No?

Yes, assuming the drawing is random and you always replace the ball after you draw it.

-Sonny-