SOLUTION: You are taking part in a contest in which there is a prize hidden in a large rectangular field. The field is 144 feet by 96 feet. Each person taking part int he contest searches th
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Question 554443: You are taking part in a contest in which there is a prize hidden in a large rectangular field. The field is 144 feet by 96 feet. Each person taking part int he contest searches their own 12 foot by 12 foot square area on the field. What is the probability that the prize is in the region of the field that you search? Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! probability should be 1/96.
12*12 = 144 square feet.
the area that you search is 144 square feet.
there are a total of 144*96 square feet in the field.
the probability of the prize being in your 144 square feet is 144/(144*96) = 1/96.
