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Puzzles, problems, and quizzes.
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Real life problem-- home theater hookup
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They really don't give you enough inputs to work with, but it makes for a fun problem. The TV has one digital optical (we can abbreviate as OPT) output, two component inputs (we'll call III and IV), and one DVI input (we'll call V, because it is Input #5). DVR has Digital Optical, DVI, and one component output.... more »
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Distribution Of Chips.
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Here is a probability problem that I read in a couple of books. You have a room in which there are a men and b women. Another person comes in (whose gender is irrelevant) and distributes a number of chips to random people. After n chips are distributed, what is the probability that the men have an even number of chips?... more »
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Tournament Question
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I have a question. Let's say that there are 27 players involved in a tournament. Each one is ranked according to his/her skill. Player 1 can beat all others. Player 2 can beat all except player 1. Player 3 can beat anyone except players 1 and 2, etc. In the first round, the players form 9 groups of 3 players each. When... more »
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