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0 pointsbrookst9mo ago0 comments

Odds in one attempt: 1 in 32

Odds in two attempts: 1 in 1

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dskloet9mo ago

Your odds add up to more than 1.

pteetor9mo ago

Probabilities sum to 1.0. Odds don't sum.

tonmoy9mo ago

Odds of getting it within 2 attempts is 1. Odds of getting it on exactly the second attempt is 31/32

xandrius9mo ago

Ooops:

You won!

You guessed 01111 in 4 attempts!

brookstOP9mo ago

Well yeah and a fair coin has P(heads) == P(tails) == 0 for someone who eats it.

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