Puzzle time: the baseball fan
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You’re comparing the time before the first game to the time after,
Should be the time before the camping trip to the time after.
@jon-nyc said in Puzzle time: the baseball fan:
You’re comparing the time before the first game to the time after,
Should be the time before the camping trip to the time after.
Oh, you are right.
Looks like the probabilities are identical, then: both are 0.1792.
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Yeah which is why I posted it.
It’s counter intuitive.
Your team is down by a game, with up to 6 left to play. You come back and your team is still down by a game but only 4 left.
Seems like you’re in a worse position, less opportunity to catch up. But your odds are unchanged.
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Yeah which is why I posted it.
It’s counter intuitive.
Your team is down by a game, with up to 6 left to play. You come back and your team is still down by a game but only 4 left.
Seems like you’re in a worse position, less opportunity to catch up. But your odds are unchanged.
@jon-nyc said in Puzzle time: the baseball fan:
Yeah which is why I posted it.
It’s counter intuitive.
Your team is down by a game, with up to 6 left to play. You come back and your team is still down by a game but only 4 left.
Seems like you’re in a worse position, less opportunity to catch up. But you’re odds are unchanged.
Your.
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@jon-nyc said in Puzzle time: the baseball fan:
Yeah which is why I posted it.
It’s counter intuitive.
Your team is down by a game, with up to 6 left to play. You come back and your team is still down by a game but only 4 left.
Seems like you’re in a worse position, less opportunity to catch up. But you’re odds are unchanged.
Your.
@horace said in Puzzle time: the baseball fan:
@jon-nyc said in Puzzle time: the baseball fan:
Yeah which is why I posted it.
It’s counter intuitive.
Your team is down by a game, with up to 6 left to play. You come back and your team is still down by a game but only 4 left.
Seems like you’re in a worse position, less opportunity to catch up. But your odds are unchanged.
You're.
I don't think so.
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@horace said in Puzzle time: the baseball fan:
@jon-nyc said in Puzzle time: the baseball fan:
Yeah which is why I posted it.
It’s counter intuitive.
Your team is down by a game, with up to 6 left to play. You come back and your team is still down by a game but only 4 left.
Seems like you’re in a worse position, less opportunity to catch up. But your odds are unchanged.
You're.
I don't think so.
@klaus said in Puzzle time: the baseball fan:
@horace said in Puzzle time: the baseball fan:
@jon-nyc said in Puzzle time: the baseball fan:
Yeah which is why I posted it.
It’s counter intuitive.
Your team is down by a game, with up to 6 left to play. You come back and your team is still down by a game but only 4 left.
Seems like you’re in a worse position, less opportunity to catch up. But your odds are unchanged.
You're.
I like pink pokemon.
We know.
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You guys are fast. I noticed the error the second I hit post and changed it within 15 seconds.
