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24.A is given a phone list containing 200 different phone
numbers. B is given the same phone list A and B are ask to call one phone
number at the same time.

a. What is the probability that A and B call the same number?

b. What is the probability that A and B call a specific number?


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 [#permalink] New post 06 Dec 2003, 21:32
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a. What is the probability that A and B call the same number?


1/200.

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b. What is the probability that A and B call a specific number?


the probability that A calls a specific number:1/200
the probability that B calls the same specific number: 1/200

1/40000 is the probability of both A and B calling the same, prespecified.


This might be confusing, but try to look at it this way, and assume the numbers are simply 1,2,3,4...200

A could call any of these numbers, so there's a 1/200 chance of A calling a specific number, say, #153
B could call any of these numbers, so there's a 1/200 chance of B calling a specific number, say, #153
1/40000 is the chance of A and B both calling #153.

but, the odds of A and B calling the same number (any number) is still 1/200.

I can try again if this makes no sense.
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 [#permalink] New post 07 Dec 2003, 05:50
stoolfi wrote:
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a. What is the probability that A and B call the same number?


1/200.

Quote:
b. What is the probability that A and B call a specific number?


the probability that A calls a specific number:1/200
the probability that B calls the same specific number: 1/200

1/40000 is the probability of both A and B calling the same, prespecified.


This might be confusing, but try to look at it this way, and assume the numbers are simply 1,2,3,4...200

A could call any of these numbers, so there's a 1/200 chance of A calling a specific number, say, #153
B could call any of these numbers, so there's a 1/200 chance of B calling a specific number, say, #153
1/40000 is the chance of A and B both calling #153.

but, the odds of A and B calling the same number (any number) is still 1/200.

I can try again if this makes no sense.


The easiest way to explain 1 is to say:

No matter what number A calls, there is a 1/200 chance that B will match it. Hence, the prob is 1/200.
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 [#permalink] New post 07 Dec 2003, 07:08
stoolfi wrote:
Quote:
a. What is the probability that A and B call the same number?


1/200.

Quote:
b. What is the probability that A and B call a specific number?


the probability that A calls a specific number:1/200
the probability that B calls the same specific number: 1/200

1/40000 is the probability of both A and B calling the same, prespecified.


This might be confusing, but try to look at it this way, and assume the numbers are simply 1,2,3,4...200

A could call any of these numbers, so there's a 1/200 chance of A calling a specific number, say, #153
B could call any of these numbers, so there's a 1/200 chance of B calling a specific number, say, #153
1/40000 is the chance of A and B both calling #153.

but, the odds of A and B calling the same number (any number) is still 1/200.

I can try again if this makes no sense.


perfect.

for question 1
A could pick any #....we tell A to pick a number. Then ask B to go pick the same number. that would be 1/200 prob.

for question 2
We give both of them a number ..say 153..and go ask them to pick that number... then prob that A picks it is 1/200 and B picks it is 1/200


thanks stoolfi
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