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OpenStudy (asnaseer):

For karatechopper: There are 10 crows sitting on a cloths line. You have an air rifle and have a probability of 90% of hitting a crow. How many crows are left on the wire after your first shot?

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

9

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

im multi tasking here!!

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

no - achi tara socho :-)

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

ai hai bhai sab mei to teen kam kar ri hu!

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

10

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

no

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

think of what would happen when you fire your first shot...

OpenStudy (mr.math):

Those staying crows must be so very brave!

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

:-)

OpenStudy (mr.math):

Looks like she gave up! :D

OpenStudy (mr.math):

Diya should take it then! :P

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

she said she was multitasking - so I guess "she will be back" as Arnie would say :-)

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

im here

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

i said i was multitasking!

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

I know :-)

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

one crow will die. u said 90% of A crow. one crow

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

look at the clues posted above...

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

i saw

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

think of what would happen when you fire your first shot...

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

what would you do if you were one of those crows?

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

a crow will die

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

if someone fired a shot and hit one of your colleges on the wire - would you stay or fly off?

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

what?

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

if you were a crow

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

@Diyadiya - do you know the answer?

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

ok - I guess you are giving up on this one?

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

uh no

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

so imagine you were one of the crows on the wire and someone fired a shot at all of you - what would you do (assuming you were not hit)?

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

fly away

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

bingo! - so how many crows left on the wire?

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

o! i got it! zero!

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

well done! finally - yar that took a looong time :-)

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

if u had said i was close by the one about how ther is a 10% chance i cant hit then i had it in my mind rthe whole time yaar

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

:-D

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

more!!!

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

:-) OK - I'll post more as I think of them...

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

maybe I'll just post them here so as not to disturb the math group too much.

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

ok - I have another one for you...

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

noooooooooooooooo on a new post

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

ok ok - new post it is....

OpenStudy (karatechopper):

diya

OpenStudy (anonymous):

haha

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