Question 1122817: An experiment has five outcomes, o1, o2, o3, o4, and o5, with corresponding weights w1, w2, w3, w4, and w5. If w1=329,w3=129, w5=1629, and outcome o2 is two times as likely as outcome o4, what is w2?
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Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Weights have nothing to do with probabilities. If you mean probabilities, say probabilities, not weights.
Probabilities are numbers between 0 and 1; so I have no idea what you mean by this question, where the "weights" are numbers like 329 and 1629.
If you think you have stated the problem correctly, send a thank you note in which you explain what you mean by weights in this kind of problem. Then somebody here might be able to help.
Answer by ikleyn(52781)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
An experiment has five outcomes, o1, o2, o3, o4, and o5, with corresponding weights w1, w2, w3, w4, and w5.
If w1=329,w3=129, w5=1629, and outcome o2 is two times as likely as outcome o4, what is w2?
Enter your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
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Makes no sense.
The post in whole makes no sense, as well as each its part.
The post also shows that you are not familiar with the basic terminology in the area of Probability.
Any further discussion is useless.
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