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#1 TheFarSideOfNj

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Posted 20 March 2008 - 01:32 PM



I am dreadful at this stuff . . .

Lets say there are three close friends that have separate profiles on myspace.

For one reason or another they all want to be on a mutual friends top friends list that only has four positions.

Assuming the profile of the mutual friend has 100 friends total; using the myspace randomizer which randomly selects 4 different top friends; what is the probability that all three friends would simultaneously wind up in any order in any of the 4 slots. The fourth slot would be random and not matter.

Thanks,





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    #2 Sweeney

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    Posted 20 March 2008 - 01:44 PM

    0.3245

    #3 Twilight

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    Posted 20 March 2008 - 01:49 PM

    wow that's really random why do you need to know?

    #4 TheFarSideOfNj

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    Posted 20 March 2008 - 03:18 PM

    I was debating someone.
    Figured it would be easier to Photoshop the profile pictures in a screenshot than refresh it oh 3000 times before it might possibly come up.





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