document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5081>Question 5081</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help--how do i figure this one out?  Driving me crazy !!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Twenty bearded men gather.  Ten have eight-inch beards, six have ten-inch beards, and four have twelve-inch beards.  What is the expected length of a randomly selected man from this group?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tried 10/20 x 6/20 x 4/20 =12inches, that doesn't seem right. Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #304534 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JWG><B>JWG(21)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JWG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=304534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They want to know who is the most likely to be picked. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 inch: 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 inch: 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 inch: 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 10+6+4=20 bearded men in the group. Immediately one can see that 8-inch bearded men make up most of the group. 10/20 = .5 or 50%. \r<BR>\n" );
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