[algogeeks] probability ques

2011-08-23 Thread ramya reddy
Let 'a' be a number between 1 and 100. what is the probability of choosing 'a' such that a+ (100/a) 50 -- Regards Ramya * * *Try to learn something about everything and everything about something* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks

Re: [algogeeks] probability ques

2011-08-23 Thread aayush jain
@priya give the logic -- 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

Re: [algogeeks] probability ques

2011-08-23 Thread Vipin Vishvkarma
range of 'a' will be [3,47] so in this way 45/98 On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:36 PM, aayush jain ajain...@gmail.com wrote: @priya give the logic -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [algogeeks] probability ques

2011-08-23 Thread priya ramesh
try substituting values for a. for a=1, 2 it's 50 for a=3, 4, 5, 6, 7... it's less than 50 when a approaches 48, 49... it's 50 the max value of a that satisfies the condition is 47. p= total numbers between 3 and 47 (inclusive of 3 and 47) / total numbers between 1

Re: [algogeeks] probability ques

2011-08-23 Thread Manoj Bagari
possible value for a can be 1,2,48,49,50 and all (50-100] no. so prob will be 55/100 On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:41 PM, priya ramesh love.for.programm...@gmail.com wrote: try substituting values for a. for a=1, 2 it's 50 for a=3, 4, 5, 6, 7... it's less than 50 when a approaches 48, 49...

Re: [algogeeks] probability ques

2011-08-23 Thread Manoj Bagari
oh sorry i thought it was a+100/a50 because this same question asked by national instrument 2 day ago. in this case passibe cases wil be 44 [3-47} no so it'll be 44/100 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group,

Re: [algogeeks] probability ques

2011-08-23 Thread Dheeraj Sharma
y its 45/98 and not 45/100 ?? On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Manoj Bagari manojbag...@gmail.com wrote: oh sorry i thought it was a+100/a50 because this same question asked by national instrument 2 day ago. in this case passibe cases wil be 44 [3-47} no so it'll be 44/100 -- You