Hi,
I have never quite worked this type of probability question out, so would like some help please.
Imagine this scenario:
There are 4 people sat around a table, A, B, C and D.
A is sitting opposite C, B is sitting opposite D.
There is a bag with 16 balls numbered 1-16.
The balls are randomly drawn so that each person has 4 balls.
Imagine you are A.
And the balls you have are 1,4,5,9.
Now you want to work out what is the probability that C has a ball that is higher than your highest ball i.e. you want to work out whether C has AT LEAST one of 10,11,12,13,14,15, or 16.
Now the way I look at it is that the:
probability of C having ball 10 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 11 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 12 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 13 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 14 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 15 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 16 is 1/3
But I just don't know what to do next. Any assistance would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I have never quite worked this type of probability question out, so would like some help please.
Imagine this scenario:
There are 4 people sat around a table, A, B, C and D.
A is sitting opposite C, B is sitting opposite D.
There is a bag with 16 balls numbered 1-16.
The balls are randomly drawn so that each person has 4 balls.
Imagine you are A.
And the balls you have are 1,4,5,9.
Now you want to work out what is the probability that C has a ball that is higher than your highest ball i.e. you want to work out whether C has AT LEAST one of 10,11,12,13,14,15, or 16.
Now the way I look at it is that the:
probability of C having ball 10 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 11 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 12 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 13 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 14 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 15 is 1/3
probability of C having ball 16 is 1/3
But I just don't know what to do next. Any assistance would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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