[algogeeks] probability! tough one to crack!

2011-08-19 Thread priya ramesh
A 1 inch diameter coin is thrown on a table covered with a grid of lines two inches apart. What is the probability the coin lands in a square without touching any of the lines of the grid? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To

Re: [algogeeks] probability! tough one to crack!

2011-08-19 Thread vaibhav shukla
area of coin = pie * 1^2 = n(e) area of square= 2^2 * 4(as there are four such squares)= n(S) probablility = n(E)/n(S) = pie/16 . the ans ;) On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:20 PM, priya ramesh love.for.programm...@gmail.com wrote: A 1 inch diameter coin is thrown on a table covered with a

[algogeeks] probability tough one!

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
what is the probability of having b'days of 2 persons on the same day in a gathering of 50 persons? -- 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

Re: [algogeeks] probability tough one!

2011-08-17 Thread aditya kumar
no of days in a year shud be 365 or 366 ?? On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:49 PM, priya ramesh love.for.programm...@gmail.com wrote: what is the probability of having b'days of 2 persons on the same day in a gathering of 50 persons? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [algogeeks] probability tough one!

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
nothing is specified. I guess it's 365 -- 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