document.write( "Question 435552: Hi!\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I have a probability question: Two buddies are meant to take an exam in the morning. Instead of studying and resting the night before, they go out to a local pub and have one drink too many. They oversleep their exam. They then go to the professor the next day with the following excuse.They explain that a friend out of town had an emergency and they needed to drive out to help.
\n" ); document.write( "On the way back, they claim a tire popped and they could not get back in time to take the exam. The professor allows the two to take the exam and writes a new exam for the students.He puts the two in di fferent rooms. The exam has only one question with no partial credit.The question reads: \"Which tire?\" What is the probability that the students pass the exam?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #301422 by shree840(260)\"\" \"About 
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1/4*1/4=1/16 ans provided there are only 4 tires on the car ANS \n" ); document.write( "
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