document.write( "Question 523930: There are 20 people attending an event. A door prize is awarded to attendees if they choose the same number as you randomly pick. Numbers include 1,2,3,4,5.\r
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document.write( "How many prizes should you expect to be won?\r
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document.write( "How many prizes do you need to be 93% confident you have enough for all winners?\r
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document.write( "My attempt. I'm pretty sure the number randomly picked would be µ = 3.\r
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document.write( "Can I say that 1/4 people will pick each of the 5 numbers? So 4 people would choose 3 as their number. Therefore, I would expect 4 people to win.\r
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document.write( "I am lost on the confident part. We have not gone over that yet. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #347514 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! How many prizes should you expect to be won? \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "How many prizes do you need to be 93% confident you have enough for all winners? \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "z[.93](one tailed)=1.476 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "(x-4)/1.789=1.476 Number of prizes you need = x \n" ); document.write( "x-4=2.64 \n" ); document.write( "x=6.64 or 7 prizes you need to be 93% confident. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " |