document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=579361>Question 579361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume that the pointer can never lie on a border line. Find the following probabilities.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(A), P(B), P(C), = 1st Wheel has 3 sections named A,B,C > I answered correctly 1/3 for each of those sections in the first wheel.-\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(D), P(E), P(F), = 2nd Wheel has 3 sections named D,E,F<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(G), P(H), P(I)  = 3rd Wheel has 4 sections named G,H.I,J J was not included in the question to account for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since there are 3 wheels, I assumed each wheel was divided into sections, logically I presumed 3 part wheel, divided into thirds and so on.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I was correct for the first wheel and incorrect for the next two wheels. I initially thought thirds as well for the second wheel and fourths for the third wheel.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know I am over thinking this, but cannot seem to determine the correct fractional makeup for the second and third wheels. Can someone help me understand this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #370950 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=370950\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what was the exact wording of the problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "do the 3 wheels spin independently of each other?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is this a joint probability, i.e. p(A) * p(D) * p(G)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your assumption should be correct if p(D) was only from the spin of the second wheel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "same goes for p(G).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(A) would be 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(D) would be 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p(G) would be 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is obviously not the case so there must be something to the problem that we're missing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "send me the complete wording of the problem and also the solutions that are expected and i might be able to piece it together.\r<BR>\n" );
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