Re: [algogeeks] Mathematics Puzzle
@Ashim : Yes @Shiv Shankar : The Question says : *the students arrange themselves in random order in the queue. *69* *is possible only when the students arrange themselves in decreasing order of their rank. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algoge...@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.
[algogeeks] Mathematics Puzzle
Does anybody know the solution for the following problem : *A headmaster of a primary school performs an activity with the students of a class to encourage them to perform better in academics. He asks them to stand in queue, starts calling the students out one by one and asks them their rank in class. Each one has a unique rank in class. If the rank of a student is better than his/her previous best rank, then he awards him/ her a lollipop (students love lollipops). Note that the first one in the queue will always get a lollipop and the students arrange themselves in random order in the queue. What is the expected number of lollipops the headmaster will have to distribute among students if the total number of students in the class is 69? Note that the answer can be a fractional number.* Thanks and Regards, M. Vamsee -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algoge...@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.
Re: [algogeeks] Mathematics Puzzle
Do you mean if the rank of a student is better than the rank of the prev student then he/she gets a lollipop? Thank you, Ashim On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 6:57 PM, vamsee marpu marpu.vam...@gmail.comwrote: Does anybody know the solution for the following problem : *A headmaster of a primary school performs an activity with the students of a class to encourage them to perform better in academics. He asks them to stand in queue, starts calling the students out one by one and asks them their rank in class. Each one has a unique rank in class. If the rank of a student is better than his/her previous best rank, then he awards him/ her a lollipop (students love lollipops). Note that the first one in the queue will always get a lollipop and the students arrange themselves in random order in the queue. What is the expected number of lollipops the headmaster will have to distribute among students if the total number of students in the class is 69? Note that the answer can be a fractional number.* Thanks and Regards, M. Vamsee -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algoge...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comalgogeeks%2bunsubscr...@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 algoge...@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.
