The Picard ManeuverM to Lemmy Shitpost • 1 year agoYou're basically losing money if you don'tstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1583arrow-down119
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink66•1 year agoIt’s fifty fifty. Either you win money, or you don’t.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink39•1 year agoJust got two Powerball tix for tonight, thanks! Since one ticket is 50%, two should basically guarantee I win! Gonna go kick my boss in the balls and walk out, should be fine, right? Probably.
minus-square@surewhynotlemlink1•1 year agoThat’s why you should add instead of multiply. 0.5 + 0.5 = 0.10 So the odds are even worse
minus-squareKaryoplasmalinkfedilink3•1 year agoCorrect. Do it like Homer and use you boss’s head as bongos.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoThat would imply the one organising the gambling isn’t taking a cut.
It’s fifty fifty. Either you win money, or you don’t.
Just got two Powerball tix for tonight, thanks! Since one ticket is 50%, two should basically guarantee I win!
Gonna go kick my boss in the balls and walk out, should be fine, right? Probably.
two tickets actually lowers your odds
50% x 50% = 25%
That’s the odds to win both. Op need one of them only.
That’s why you should add instead of multiply.
0.5 + 0.5 = 0.10
So the odds are even worse
Go cast your fancy magic someplace else.
I see no flaws here.
Correct. Do it like Homer and use you boss’s head as bongos.
That would imply the one organising the gambling isn’t taking a cut.
Nah you’re wrong