New Posts For Thread: Maths brainteaser 4uhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4uMaths wiz here in Japan set us some brainteasers yesterday. Have to say apart from the first 2 I didn't do very well. A maths degree would be useful. Post up your answers and I'll put his answers up tomorrow...have fun!1) If a baseball squad has 8 p1) If a baseball squad has 8 pitchers, 12 infielders, and 9 outfielders, how many ways can an MVP award be given to one player of each category?This is simply 8*12*9 = 864 different ways2) When drawing four cards from a pack, what is the probabilityhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4u?post_id=420939450#4209394501) If a baseball squad has 8 pitchers, 12 infielders, and 9 outfielders, how many ways can an MVP award be given to one player of each category?This is simply 8*12*9 = 864 different ways2) When drawing four cards from a pack, what is the probabilitySat, 03 Apr 2010 05:42:46 -0500always remember benfords law when fiddling expenses ;)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4u?post_id=420939434#420939434always remember benfords law when fiddling expenses ;)Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:12:17 -0500lol... note to self... alwasy read the question asked not the question you woiuld like to be asked... ill have think about it...https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4u?post_id=420939430#420939430lol... note to self... alwasy read the question asked not the question you woiuld like to be asked... ill have think about it...Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:28:38 -0500*Sheriffhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4u?post_id=420939426#420939426*SheriffFri, 02 Apr 2010 06:25:02 -0500That's the one Fred ;)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4u?post_id=420939422#420939422That's the one Fred ;)Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:24:15 -0500How about the first number Sherrif?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4u?post_id=420939418#420939418How about the first number Sherrif?Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:24:02 -0500Lori, I've seen that mentioned, it's Benford's law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benford%27s_lawhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4u?post_id=420939414#420939414Lori, I've seen that mentioned, it's Benford's law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benford%27s_lawFri, 02 Apr 2010 06:23:46 -0500if you did a grid with 1 x 1 1 x 2 1x 3 down one colum then 2 x1 2 x 2 2 x 3 etc down next etc etc all the way to 1x9 and 2 x 9 and did all coloums then this would explain it... btw i imagine 0 is the top answer with 25 % roughlyhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4u?post_id=420939410#420939410if you did a grid with 1 x 1 1 x 2 1x 3 down one colum then 2 x1 2 x 2 2 x 3 etc down next etc etc all the way to 1x9 and 2 x 9 and did all coloums then this would explain it... btw i imagine 0 is the top answer with 25 % roughlyFri, 02 Apr 2010 06:23:17 -0500an expense is usually a number of something multiplied by a cost... it is only certain numbers that when times together result in a 1... 1 x 1 .... 9 x 9 ... 3x 7 etc.... certain numbers for example 7 are less common since there are not as many commohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4u?post_id=420939406#420939406an expense is usually a number of something multiplied by a cost... it is only certain numbers that when times together result in a 1... 1 x 1 .... 9 x 9 ... 3x 7 etc.... certain numbers for example 7 are less common since there are not as many commoFri, 02 Apr 2010 06:20:49 -0500loll... yep sorry lay low..ur righthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535862/maths-brainteaser-4u?post_id=420939402#420939402loll... yep sorry lay low..ur rightFri, 02 Apr 2010 06:16:36 -0500