he speaks the truth 1/4 time...the probability of 6 is 1/6....so isnt it just 1/4*1/6=1/24??
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Nitin Nizhawan <nitin.nizha...@gmail.com>wrote: > yes it cant be 1/8 I was wrong. > > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 4:23 PM, coder dumca <coder.du...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> i think it should be 3/4 >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 4:20 PM, aditi garg <aditi.garg.6...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> 1/8 >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 4:14 PM, coder dumca <coder.du...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> A man speaks truth 3 out of 4 times. He throws a die and reports it >>>> to be a 6. >>>> What is the probability of it being a 6? >>>> >>>> 1 /2 >>>> 3 /4 >>>> 5 /8 >>>> 1 /8 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Aditi Garg >>> Undergraduate Student >>> Electronics & Communication Divison >>> NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY >>> Sector 3, Dwarka >>> New Delhi >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
