Puzzle Contest #11 - First to get all the correct answers wins 10 SBD, all attempts will receive an upvote.

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Hi Everyone,

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Spectrum Economics is holding its eleventh solve the puzzle contest. This post contains 4 puzzles. The first person to solve all the puzzles wins 10 SBD (5 SBD for this contest plus another 5 SBD from last week’s contest). If we do not get a winner, the prize money of this contest will be added to the available winnings of the next puzzle contest.

How to Enter

To enter requires 1 upvote. Each entrant into the contest is only allowed 1 attempt. The attempt needs to be done in the comments section of the post. In previous contests, I have allowed 2 attempts but because of the number of responses I have been receiving, my steem power has been struggling to keep up.

Some questions have several parts to them, all parts of each question need to be answered correctly for a chance to win.

I expect the answers to be presented in following format:

Answer 1a, 1b, 1c
Answer 2
Answer ? = …, odd one out is …
Answer Bill should bet $... on Sprinter …. This gives a Bill …% chance of winning $1,000,000

The closing date and time for the contest is 6PM USA Eastern Time 28/01/2018. Responses after this time will not be accepted. The answers will be provided in the comments section after the contest closes. The explanations for the answers will be provided in a separate post a few days after the contest closes.

The winner of the contest will be announced in the comments section. The 10 SBD will be paid to the winner as soon as I receive the payout from the post. All attempts in the comments section will receive an upvote regardless of answers provided. That’s right, I am also rewarding participation. Good luck everybody. The value of the upvote will depend upon my voting power at the time.

Let the Contest Begin

Question 1: Replace all the question marks with the correct answers

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Question2: Replace the question mark with the correct answer

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Question 3: Replace the question mark with the correct answer and find the odd one out

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Question 4: How much does Bill bet (round up to the nearest dollar)? Which Sprinter does he bet on? What is the probability he win the $1,000,000?

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Thank you for participating.

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We have reached the end of Puzzle Contest #11. I would like to congratulate @cryptobserver as the first person to provide all the correct answers.

The answers to the questions are as follows:

  1. 72, 24, 48
  2. 1
  3. 11, the odd one out is D
  4. Bill should bet between $15.17 and $15.99 on Sprinter B to have a 100% chance of winning the $1M prize. After rounding upwards, the answer is $16

I will be posting the explanations in another post very soon.

I would also like to thank all those that participated for their time and effort. I will have another contest in a few days time.

I think You have to review about 100 %. 100 % if he has record 13/0, not 12/1. It's not mathematical logic.

think about the task. It isnt 100% certain that Sprinter B wins, but if Bill bets between $15.17 and $15.99 it is 100% certain that he will have more money than Jack and therefore he will win certainly.

it's like You Throwing dice. If you throw a single dice, then it can fall six ways, each of which is equally likely if the dice is true. So the probability of getting one particular value is 1/6.

72, 24, 48
1
? = 11, odd one out is D
Answer Bill should bet $42 on Sprinter E. This gives a Bill 95,83% chance of winning $1,000,000

  1. A) 72
    B) 24
    C) 48
  2. 1
  3. 11 The odd one out is D.
  4. Bill knows that Jack must put his money on sprinter B to win, so he is 100% sure he will win 1.000.000 if he also puts money on sprinter B.So he can put 8 dollars or more on sprinter B to win 100%. He shouldn't put all his money on sprinter B in case sprinter B doesn't win.

I think your answer is correct and you give it first. Great job done.
It means .......SDB.....

Answer 72, 24, 48
Answer 1
Answer ? =11 , odd one out is D
Answer Bill should bet $8 on Sprinter B This gives a Bill 100% chance of winning $1,000,000

  • Answer 1a = 72, 1b = 24, 1c = 48
  • Answer 2 = 1
  • Answer 3 = 11, odd one out is D)
  • Answer 4 = Bill should bet $ 42 on Sprinter E. This gives a Bill 92.85% chance of winning $1,000,000

Hi @spectrumecons, thanks for the opportunity.

Please, don't upvote spam... Many answers are just copy-paste.

Have a nice day!

Answer 1a. 72
Answer 1b. 24
Answer 1c. 48
Answer 2. 1 (Euler's number)
Answer 3. 11 (20-9)
Answer 4. Bill should bet $42 on Sprinter E. This gives a Bill 96% chance of winning

Answer 1a= 63, 1b=21, 1c=42
Answer 2=1
Answer ? =11, odd one out is D
Answer Bill should bet $30 on Sprinter E This gives a Bill 13% chance of winning $1,000,000

Answer 1a. 72
Answer 1b. 24
Answer 1c. 48
Answer 2. 1 (Euler's number)
Answer 3. 11 (20-9)
Answer 4. Bill should bet $42 on Sprinter E. This gives a Bill 96% chance of winning

Answer 1a :63 , 1b: 21, 1c: 42
Answer 2 :6
Answer3 : 11
Answer4: Bill should bet $42 on Sprinter E. This gives a Bill 96% chance of winning

Answer 1a :63 , 1b: 21, 1c: 42
Answer 2 :6
Answer3 : 11
Answer4: Bill should bet $42 on Sprinter E. This gives a Bill 96% chance of winning