John had a full deck of cards including two Jokers. He dealt Linda five cards: The ace of spades, the ten of hearts, the six of clubs, the five of diamonds, and one of the Jokers. He dealt himself the King of Diamonds, the five and six of clubs, and the two and three of spades. Question: What are the odds if each draws three cards that Linda will beat John by drawing another Ace when John does not improve over his pair of Kings?
2006-10-19 04:13:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Your question doesn't make sense!
First off how can John and Linda both have the 6 of clubs?
Second Linda has A+Joker, so she already has a pair of Aces, why would she need to draw an Ace to get a pair of Aces?
Third John doesn't have a pair of Kings like you mentioned.
Fourth, Why would Linda have to beat John if he stays the same she's already ahead!
2006-10-19 04:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by Mariko 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends
is she allowed to draw only one more ace, or can she get all three.
who draws first?
assuming linda draws first she has a 9 in 44 (about 20%) chance of drawing another ace (not factoring in the chance that she might draw more than one)
2006-10-19 11:28:24 · answer #2 · answered by well_clever_i_am 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 out of 32
2006-10-19 11:21:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he'll b the joker
2006-10-19 11:16:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋