29 Aug
2003
29 Aug
'03
7:45 a.m.
A small mathematical aside - split a pack of cards into 2*26. In each pack, count the number of numbers where all 4 of the suits are present, e.g. in pack A, increase the count if say 3C, 3D, 3H and 3S are all present. What is the expected final count when both packs have been fully examined? Jon Perry perry@globalnet.co.uk http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~perry/maths/ http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~perry/DIVMenu/ BrainBench MVP for HTML and JavaScript http://www.brainbench.com