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minus-squareanolemmi@lemmi.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up39·1 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-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·1 year agotwo tickets actually lowers your odds 50% x 50% = 25%
minus-squareNorthWestWind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThat’s the odds to win both. Op need one of them only.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s why you should add instead of multiply. 0.5 + 0.5 = 0.10 So the odds are even worse
minus-squareEvilHaitianEatingYourCat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoGo cast your fancy magic someplace else.
minus-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoCorrect. Do it like Homer and use you boss’s head as bongos.
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.