tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post7400880045605534372..comments2024-02-11T22:40:20.959-05:00Comments on Question of the day: 52 Card PickupAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-7777154853226744712010-02-22T10:34:00.181-05:002010-02-22T10:34:00.181-05:00I like your answer, Angela. The more complicated ...I like your answer, Angela. The more complicated (if we assume the answer is a whole number) is very hard to write up. I was hoping someone would come up with something easier! ;-)<br /><br />There are 2^52 ways for the cards to fall (if we assume each card falls up or down). The hard part is figuring out how many ways the sum adds up to 13. I'm not going into the math here, but the answer is around 7.7%Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-83014988706041135642010-02-20T00:11:52.994-05:002010-02-20T00:11:52.994-05:00100%.
ANY number is divisible by 13. The answer j...100%.<br /><br />ANY number is divisible by 13. The answer just may not be a whole number...Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356646551403843976noreply@blogger.com