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dskloetlast Wednesday at 5:44 PM2 repliesview on HN

Your odds add up to more than 1.


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pteetorlast Wednesday at 7:10 PM

Probabilities sum to 1.0. Odds don't sum.

tonmoylast Wednesday at 6:16 PM

Odds of getting it within 2 attempts is 1. Odds of getting it on exactly the second attempt is 31/32