Odds in Wheeling

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dragon — Mon, 24 May 2004 20:40:06 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Colin F on May 24, 2004DragonI'm very suspicious of people that call themself Guru. The word conjures up images of India and two immediately spring to mind. The first is the simple few words I read as a boy from Mahatmur Gandi and never forgot: Prayer is the fewness of words and the abundance of deeds. The second is one of the most amazing TV programs I have ever seen. It was about one of there wise men who as his road to enlightement rolled 3,000 miles down the mi... [ More ]

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Colin F — Mon, 24 May 2004 14:10:07 GMT

DragonI'm very suspicious of people that call themself Guru. The word conjures up images of India and two immediately spring to mind. The first is the simple few words I read as a boy from Mahatmur Gandi and never forgot: Prayer is the fewness of words and the abundance of deeds. The second is one of the most amazing TV programs I have ever seen. It was about one of there wise men who as his road to enlightement rolled 3,000 miles down the middle of the roads around India. Anyway, I digress.I... [ More ]

Odds in Wheeling

dragon — Mon, 24 May 2004 05:43:27 GMT

I have another odds questions, for some of you gurus out there:Number of balls in the lottery n (=49)Number of numbers chosen for wheeling w (=12)Number drawn d (=6)Number hit in wheeled set h (= say 5)Let's say I used a 6/49 lottery, and I have a wheeling system of 12 numbers. What are the odds that out of the 12 I select, 5 of the 6 drawn are in my set of 12? What's the formula for this?Or generically, in a lottery of n numbers, drawing d numbers, wheeling w numbers, what are the odds of hit... [ More ]