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 #5963 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=apeokukuy2k><B>apeokukuy2k(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=apeokukuy2k><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=5963\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i think that u calculate the probability of selecting a man with eigth -inch beared from the 20 people gathered,then u do likewise for the rest.The one with the highest probability is the most likely to be picked at random.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "prob of selecting eight -inch beared from 20 people is 10 combination 1 /20 combination 1.that for 10 inch man is 6 combination 1 / 20 combination 1  and that for a twelve inch beared man is 4 combination 1 / 20 combination 1.the one with the highest probability is the most likely to be selected at random </SPAN>\n" );
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