SOLUTION: a tire is 95" in diamerer, with a 30" hole. What is the probability of throwing a football through the hole

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Question 473055: a tire is 95" in diamerer, with a 30" hole. What is the probability of throwing a football through the hole
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a tire is 95" in diamerer, with a 30" hole. What is the probability of throwing a football through the hole
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Area of the "hole": (pi)15^2
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Area of the target: (pi)47.5^2
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P(throw thru hole) = Area of hole/Area of target including tire
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P(throw thru hole) = 15^2/47.5^2
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Stan H.