On Thu, 2004-12-16 at 21:17 -0800, Lowell C. Savage wrote:
>
> Think of it this way. How often does a grocery bill work out to an even
> dollar amount? I.e. you finish checking out and the clerk says "That'll be
> Fourteen dollars, even?" (Can you tell I'm single? :-) What are the chances?
> Well, approximately 1 in 100.
Actually, it may be higher depending on the tax rate. Most prices end in
a 5 or a 9, though I can't say what the distribution between the 5s and
9s is. That would be important to factor in. The higher the number of
5s, the higher the probability of it rounding to an even dollar (1 in
20?). If the tax rate is 5%, then you increase the odds with regard to
9s (9*5=45).
Ugh. Too much math on too little sleep.
Hmm the below fortune is incomplete, it should be WOPR not WOP. Not that
I know that movie or anything. ;)
--
Random Fortune of the moment:
What a strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
-- WOP, "War Games"
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