I took an exam in my math course today and something bothered me... Here are the two questions:
(in bill nye voice) Consider the following [pause] list of names: Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Chris, Huffalump, Owl, Piglet. One of these fell in a pit. What is the probability one of these fell in the pit.
The characters continue their adventure by having a race to the great elm tree. Without any ties, how many different combinations are there for 1st, 2nd, and third place?
Now, for these I decided to answer mathmatically... then I started thinking...
How does an owl fall in a pit? How does Eeyore NOT fall in a pit? Can't Tigger bounce OUT of the pit? If one of them are stuck in the pit, does that mean there is one less in the race? Can owl fly during the race? How long is the race? If it is short, owl will lose. If it is long, owl will win. SOO many variables. >.<
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