MHB Draw the sample space & find the probabilty

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The discussion focuses on drawing the sample space for selecting two bangles without replacement. Participants clarify that if both bangles are the same color, the outcome is represented by 'w', while different colors are denoted by 'n'. It is emphasized that diagonal outcomes, where both bangles are the same, should not be included in the sample space, reducing the total from 25 to 20 outcomes. The correct sample space reflects this adjustment, resulting in 8 'w' outcomes instead of 13. The conversation highlights the importance of accurately representing outcomes in probability calculations.
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Having trouble in drawing the sample space in the grid :D
 

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mathlearn said:
Having trouble in drawing the sample space in the grid :D

Hey mathlearn! ;)

Each intersection of dotted lines corresponds with a set of possible 2 bangles.
If they are the same color, the outcome is that the girl wears them - let's abbreviate that with 'w'.
If they are of different colors, the outcome is that the girl does not wear them - abbreviated 'n'.

Put the letters 'w' and 'n' at the intersections and presto!
We have our sample space representing all possible outcomes. (Happy)
 
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Hey mathlearn! ;)

Each intersection of dotted lines corresponds with a set of possible 2 bangles.
If they are the same color, the outcome is that the girl wears them - let's abbreviate that with 'w'.
If they are of different colors, the outcome is that the girl does not wear them - abbreviated 'n'.

Put the letters 'w' and 'n' at the intersections and presto!
We have our sample space representing all possible outcomes. (Happy)

Hey ILS ;)

I updated the sample space grid

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Correct ? :)
 

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mathlearn said:
Hey ILS ;)

I updated the sample space grid

Correct ? :)

Yep. (Nod)
 
Not quite. Remember that she does not return the first bangle to the drawer before she draws the second! Because of that, (W1, W1), (W2, W2), (W3, W3), (B1, B1), and (B2, B2) are not in the sample space. Those points should not be marked at all. Instead of having 5*5= 25 points in the sample space there are 25- 5= 20 (the -5 from the diagonal points that are removed). Instead of 3^2+ 2^2= 9+ 4= 13 "W"s there are 13- 5= 8 "W"s.
 
mathlearn said:
Having trouble in drawing the sample space in the grid :D
The grid is misleading.
The earrings are drawn without replacement,
There are 5\cdot4 = 20 outcomes, not 25.

\begin{array}{cccc}W_1W_2 &amp; W_1W_3 &amp; W_1B_1 &amp; W_1B_2 \\<br /> W_2W_1 &amp; W_2W_3 &amp; W_2B_1 &amp; W_2B_2 \\<br /> W_3W_1 &amp; W_3W_2 &amp; W_3B_1 &amp; W_3B_2 \\<br /> B_1W_1 &amp; B_1W_2 &amp; B_1W_3 &amp; B_1B_2 \\<br /> B_2W_1 &amp; B_2W_2 &amp; B_2W_3 &amp; B_2B_1<br /> \end{array}
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Here is a little puzzle from the book 100 Geometric Games by Pierre Berloquin. The side of a small square is one meter long and the side of a larger square one and a half meters long. One vertex of the large square is at the center of the small square. The side of the large square cuts two sides of the small square into one- third parts and two-thirds parts. What is the area where the squares overlap?

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