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Odds???????? percentages only 1-100 1. chances that Chris Jericho returns to wwe 2. chances that TNA passes WWE as the best wrestling program 3.chances that beth phoenix wins womans championship 4. chances shelton gets a push and wins intercontinental title 5. and finally chances randy orton wins at no mercy in the last man standing match
What are the odds of being taken hostage? The odds of dying in a plane crash are about one in ten million. In a train about one in a million. In a car about 1 in 14,000. I have looked up the odds of being taken hostage by terrorists and can only find (repeatedly) that it is extremely remote. Does anyone know where to find the stated odds of being taken hostage?
What are the odds of selecting 6 numbers correct out of 7? 7 numbers are drawn. Each number drawn has an equal chance of being any value from 0 through 9. Separately, a ticket also has 7 random numbers on it. What are the odds of matching 6 of the 7 numbers drawn with those on the ticket? How are the odds calculated so that a table may be created with the odds for each number of possible matchs?
How good of odds would it take for you to participate in a game? I need everyones personal opinion. Ok there's a game happening on ebay, it goes like this. 100 tickets are sold at 5$ a piece and then there is a drawing to when a 200$ mp3 player. So the odds of winning are 100 to 1 for the price of 5$. And then you also get a chance to win a xbox, the odds being 1000 to 1. Would anyone else do it?
How do you work out odds in a deck of cards? If you want to know the odds of pulling out certain cards and have a certain number of attempts what is the formula for working these out? Example: If I already know 5 cards are missing from the 52 card deck, these cards are - 7h, 8d, 2c, 9d, 10s I want to work out the odds of being about to draw out any J or 6 (8 of these options remaining in the deck) and I have two attempts to do it What would be the formula and the odds on being able to do this?
What are the odds of winning premium bonds compared to the lottery? Does anyone know the odds of winning the premium bonds (say over £100,000) if you have £30,000 in bonds? And how this compares to winning the same amount in the lottery if you play 2 lines for the wednesday and saturday draw every week. If this is too specific, then how do the odds compare for winning the top prize for each?
What is the difference between odds and probability? I know that the odds of drawing a heart from a deck of cards is 13:39. The probability of drawing a heart is however 13:52 which is 1/4. I am still confused by the terminology however. So what are the "chances" of drawing a heart? and how are odds and probability different?
What are the odds of dying on a roller coaster or a similar ride? I live near a small amusement park, and it doesn't have the most fantastic safety record. An employee was crushed by a kiddie coaster, things have fallen on people, people have gotten their hands trapped in moving parts. One tiome, a woman was flung from a spinning ride. I love rollar coasters, but i'm dort of paranoid now, since my idiot friends put it into my head. What are the odds of dying on a roller coaster?
What are the odds of the detroit lions playing in the superbowl in 2008/2009 season? I would like to know the odds of them making it into the superbowl. I have this feeling that this year they are going to turn things around. I was just wondering if I bet $10 on that how much would I get if they make it. For instance if they win the next 11 games they probably can get a wild card. Crush the cowboys, Crush philedelphia, crush giants, Get crushed by the patriots.
What are the odds to having a down syndrome baby with 2 ultrasound abnormalities? I went in for my ultrasound at 19 wks and found out the baby has echoing in the heart ventricles and a cyst at base of brain. Individually, they would not be concerned, but because 2 abnormalities are present I need to go in for a level 2 ultrasound. What are my odds for having a down syndrome baby at 30 with these abnormalities being present?
What are the odds of my children inheriting these disorders? My fiance and I were in the process of planning our wedding, when he told me his father and aunt have a seizure disorder; presumably from his paternal grandmother, because his father and aunt have different fathers. Now, my fiance also has an aunt (on his mother's side) that has Downs Syndrome. I am concerned about possibly passing something onto my future children. What are the odds of my children inheriting one or both of these disorders?
What were the odds on Tom Watson winning the British prior to the start of the tournament? I was wondering if any betting service had offered odds on Watson prior to the start of the 09 British. I can only find him mentioned from the second round on (he starts out before round 2 at 100 to 1 and is now, prior to the final round, 11 to 2, but he never seemed to be mentioned specifically before the start of the tournament. Does anyone know what the line on him was before Round 1? Please provide your source with your answer! Thanks!
What are the odds of my mollie fry surviving? I have 2 pregnant mollies in a very large aquarium with tiger barbs, Rosy barbs, other mollies, platties, angel fish and cardinals. All together probably around 30 fish. I have to leave a week ago to go to BC and I don't have another tank so I had to keep my pregnant mollies in that tank. I have the back and the sides of the aquarium heavily planted and there is LOTS of room to get away. What are the odds of any fry surviving?
How are the odds calculated for getting struck by lightning? I would have to think it would be the number of strikes divided by something, but by what? What would be the best denominator in order to give some idea of the odds of this occurence? Certainly by using the number of people in the world it would yield too small a number.
What are the odds of finding a particular file? I have 10 file cabinets. The odds that a particular file is somewhere in one of the 10 file cabinets is anywhere from 0% to 100%, all equally likely. I look through 9 file cabinets, and fail to find it. What is the probability that I will find it in the last file cabinet?
What are the odds of me passing my driving test on my first go? I'm doing my first driving test on Friday and i'm on my first provisional license. I've heard that the odds of someone passing on their first go is very slim. I'm not expecting to pass tbh but I'd like to have some chance :) If you're on your first provisional license is it a given that you won't pass because I read that they expect people to be driving at least a year before they consider giving them a driving test. Has anybody else experienced something like this?
What are the odds of a small town canadian female band making it someday? My friend and I are trying to start a band called Disaster Phase. We both have electric guitars and we can play pretty well, but she only knows tab, and I know tab and notes. We're also looking for a drummer but have no luck so far. So what are the odds of us someday getting famous? Now a days it seems like male bands are more popular, but do you think we might make it?
What are the odds of becoming a professional tennis player? I LOVE playing tennis. If I could, I world live at the courts. I play for my high school team, and I'm just about to sophomore year and already playing number 3. If I could, I might want it to be what i do for a living. What do the people of yahoo think the odds are of that happening.
What are the odds of contracting genital herpes from your partner? My new girlfriend recently discovered she had genital herpes but has never had an outbreak. she found out after we had unprotected sex only once. i want to know the odds that i could have gotten it before i go and get tested. and what symptoms are easiest to see since some symptoms are present in most STIs.
What are the odds of getting a perfect bracket? Can anyone refresh me of the odds of getting a perfect braket? I know that you are way more likely to get hit by lightning or attacked by a shark than getting a perfect bracket. This will make me feel better when my bracket is no longer good midday Thursday.
What are the odds of the us successfully combating climate change? For the record, I believe in AGW. I have no faith that humanity will be able to combat it because of who we actually are. Have there been any studies on the odds of actually succeeding in combating climate change? Are people wanting me to throw all my money on a horse that's likely to finish in last place? Well, at least one guy with multiple profiles answered this one twice, possibly three times.
What are the odds of aquiring HIV from a caucasian man to a caucasian woman? Both around 19 and only through unprotected vaginal sex (she is not a prostitute btw). I am really ignorant when it comes to HIV/AIDS and I know it affects blacks more often but what are the odds? Thanks a bunch. Im ignorant not stupid. Blacks make up 30% of the population yet 74% of cases. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2008/feb/07/blacks_more_likely_get_hiv_aids29858/
What are the odds of getting caught for illegally downloading music? How often does that happen? I'm really iffy about downloading something because I've heard about people that have been caught and fined for hundreds of thousands of dollars for illegally downloading music. So... this is just me being paranoid, but what are the odds of getting caught?
What are the odds a student will forget something for class? Working on a persuasive essay for English. It'd be great if I had some statistics in there. So, what are the odds that a student would forget one of their materials for their next class? The debate is on whether students should be allowed to have their backpacks/tote bags in class. It's kind of a minor thing, but most of us think it'd be a great way to make our lives just a little easier.
What are the odds of a sheltie puppy healing a broken shin? My sheltie puppy is 9 weeks old and his back leg shin is broken. We took him to the vet and our options were to do surgery which was 2,000 dollars or a splint for a couple hundred. We chose the splint, but it's not a guarentee it will heal. I was wondering if anyone has had this happen or knows the odds. I am really worried. I appercaite the responses!
What the odds of drinking after someone who has hepatitis? What the odds of drinking after someone who has hepatitis? what are the odds of getting hepatitis after drinking after them? please describe all the hepatitis?a,b,c? should someone who did drink after someone with hepatitis should they get tested?
How can i change the odds into decimals ? On Bwin it used to have the odds in decimals. However now i have signed up it has become fractions. Can someone please tell me how i can turn it back into decimals ?
What are the odds that my dogs have heart worms? What are the odds that my dogs have heartworms? I have 3 dogs a 1 year old male Papillon 8lbs! A one year old female Doxie/Corgi mix 14lbs! And a 1 year old male German Shepard mix 55lbs! I know the testing for heartworms is expensive! I have already purchased heart worm preventatives! But i don't wanna waste them! I live in northern Ca! Thanks in advance! Oh another question! Can dogs get asmatha (spelling ??) No! I don't want to waste it because if they already have heart worms and i give them the pills then it won't do anything its wasting them! And they are expensive!
What are the odds of getting an upgrade on your room? My fiance is in the military and we are getting married in Vegas in 2 weeks, what are the odds that we would get an upgrade on our room, at no cost if we mention that we are there to get married, and have our honeymoon? Of all the hotel/casino's I've checked out, none of them mention that there is a military discount...just wondering. Thanks ahead of time!
What are the odds of the bank renegotiating? I'm in the process of buying a I guess you can call it a pre-foreclosure. It's currently owned by one bank. I'm afraid that the home will not appraise. What are the odds that the bank will come down in price to match the appraisal so my bank will give me the loan? Background info: Current owners haven't made a payment in 9 months. I have a way to back out if need be.
How can I work out the odds on horse racing? I put on a Roll Up at 25P each way, My first horse came in 2nd at 6-4, my second horse came in 2nd at 2-1, my third horse came in 3rd at 6-4 and my forth horse came in first at 13-8, can anyone work out what i would get back? How do you calculate and acculate the odds on these bets? Please help?
What are the odds of my boyfriend running into his ex in New York? My boyfriend and his family are going to Brooklyn for four days, and I've been paranoid that he'll see his ex gf. She lives in Bronx, he'll be in Brooklyn, I know the two are 40 mins apart, but someone please tell me - What are the odds of him seeing her? Meaning, is it most likely that he will? He doesn't want to, so it's not like he'll be looking for her but I don't want a run-in either.
What are the odds that my mom conceived my siblings naturally? My brother and sister are eleven, and my mom just turned 48. Just wondering what the odds are that my siblings were conceived naturally as opposed to using IVF? I know that the odds of having children at age 37 are low, and that the odds of having fraternal twins at age 37 are next to nothing. Just wondering what your opinions are! Thanks! I think my grandmother was a triplet. Thanks for the info, I'll ask my mom
What are the odds of finding more than one 4 leaf clovers? I know the odds of finding one 4 leaf clover (according to online sources) is 1/10000, or .01 %. I forgot how to find the odds of finding more than one...Can someone tell me the odds of finding two, three, or even six four leaf clovers? And can you include how you got that?
How do you calculate the odds of simultaneous events? Given a period of time and a group of people, each of whom has their own button and clicks it one time, how would you calculate the odds that 2 of these clicks would occur at the same time, to the millisecond? What formula should be used?
How can i increase my odds of winning the lottery? I heard that i can... 1. Buy more tickets. 2. Go to the stores that sell the most winning tickets. 3. Pick numbers that come up most frequently 4. Play the smaller lottery games, where you pick less numbers and the prize is smaller Are there any other tips or ways to increase my odds of winning?
What are the odds of haveing another baby with hypoplasia right chamber again? I just had a son in january who had this condition and unfortunatly he didnt survive. I have just recently found out I am pregnant again and Im scared this situation might happen again! I have tryed to find the odds but their for left chamber which is allot more common than right chamber. Please help this stress is killing me and I cant wait for my ob apt in 2 weeks!!!! I need the odds of Right chamber hypoplasia!!!
What are the odds of dieing by skydiving? My father says he wants to go skydiving sometime this month, I know it is safe, but I'm still very nervous for him. What are the odds of him not surviving? Please help!
What are the odds of pregnancy through anal sex when you pull out well before? Had unprotected anal sex but pulled out well before I ever finished and released no where near her vag or ass. What are the odds of pregnancy? Thanks. she got her period on time and it is acting like a normal period. Should i buy a home pregnancy test? She got her period 5 days later after we did it and it was on time, not late.
What are the odds of Obama being in office long enough to get anything done? For once, I am not trying to attack him, I really want to know what others think. There are allot of racist groups that hate him, and the news has already reported at least 2 times that people tried to kill him, so what are the statistical odds that he will make it long enough to do anything? NOTE... No, he has NOT won me over. I still think he is illegal, but the voting is done, and somehow he won.... :(
What are the odds of pregnancy if you miss pills? My husband and I just got back from vacation and I just noticed that I missed 3 days of birth control pills while we were gone. What are the odds of pregnancy with that many missed pills? The missed pills were from week 2 of the pack.
What are implied odds and how are they used in poker? I know the basics about poker - hands, betting etc. I don't really get when it's said someone is getting 2 to 1 on his money to call. I also don't get when they talk about implied odds. Can anyone explain this so it's easy to understand and I can start to apply it?
What are the odds for a revolution within the next 15 years? Considering all that has and is being done to the average American in economy, jobs, illegals allowed into the country, the thievery of our banking industry and stock market, supported and allowed by our so called government it appears the odds are rather high. I am not advocating revolution per se but from adding it all up the American government has disappeared and the revolution would in principle be against this new alien government that has taken over. I cannot think of any other period of American history when the present conditions would have been allowed without serious citizenry action.
What are the odds in favour of picking a red? So there are marbles and 38% of them are red, 36% of them are blue and 26% of them are black. The odds in favour of picking a red is 38:62 which is reduced to 19:31. Then black is removed and what is the odds in favour of picking a red marble then? I got 51:49 but not sure if its right?
What are the odds of having a single pregnancy, then twins, then triplets? I had a single pregnancy that ended on August 27th, 2006. Then a double (twins) pregnancy that ended on July 8th, 2008. Now we are due to have triplets at the end of July 2009. What are the odds of this happening!? We have used absolutely no fertility drugs. A single, then a double, then a triple. I have researched it but can't find answers that I want.
What are the odds of having a two vessel cord for a second time? When I was pregnant with my first child, I had a two vessel cord. I just found out that I am pregnant again and I was wondering if anyone knew the odds of this repeating. Thankfully, my first child is perfectly healthy, but I know that having a two vessel cord can be harmful to your baby. Help! Thanks so much.
How to calculate overall odds from a set of individual odds? Most lottery web sites include overall odds for a combination of odds for a particular game. For example Washington State Lotto has the following: 6 numbers = 1: 6,991,908; 5 numbers = 1: 27,100; 4 numbers = 1: 516; 3 numbers = 1: 28; Overall Odds = 1: 27. How is the last number (1: 27) calculated?
How do you work out the odds of something happening? For example in bingo.... There are 90 numbers and you need to mark off 15 to fill one card. What are the odds of the 15 you need being the first 15 to be called? Can anyone help and tell me how to do it. Many thanks.
What are the odds of my friend and I getting on a flight to Japan from LAX with employee standby tickets? I have never flown standby before and I'm looking to travel to Japan for the summer. I was told I could use a mutual friend's standby tickets, but I'm not sure how it works and have a few questions. Will it be possible to get a roundtrip flight? What are the odds of there even being 2 open seats on a flight going to Japan? What happens if I wait all day and no flights become available? Any information about standby in general would be appreciated as well. Thanks.
How to count evens odds and zeros in a given integer by JAVA? Please help me. I am not so familiar with programming in JAVA. User enters an arbitrary integer. Task is to print the number of zeros, odd , and even digits in this input. Forexample: Enter: 1098 Output: Evens:1 Odds:2 Zeros:1 Any ideas please?
How can I learn about odds in poker? I want to learn about the odds of catching certain hands (and also of my opponents catching certain hands) in poker, but I'm terrible at calculating odds on the spot (my math skills are pretty sub-par). Does anyone know of any sites or programs or ways to improve this aspect of my game?
What are the odds of having the same blood type as a parent? Hello. I have a question involving blood types. You see, I don't know my blood type, but I will know on Monday because I'm donating blood to the Red Cross. My mom's blood type is AB+ (which is pretty rare), and I have NO idea what my father's blood type is. I haven't done that much research on this, so I'm kind of clueless. Does a person inherit their blood type off of a parent? Or what? Because I'm wondering what the odds are of having AB+ blood, like my mother. Thanks!
What are the odds of picking the right number? Numbers go on forever. If someone asks "What's the number I'm thinking of?" You could select the right answer, but what are the odds of you selecting it? There's infinite numbers, but you COULD get it right. The odds can't be zero because you COULD pick the right number. The numbers can be negatives, positives and decimals. Yes it's infinite but it's POSSIBLE to pick the right number.
What are the odds of killing someone with a plastic BB bullet? Once again, my parents aren't letting me get an airsoft. They say it's too dangerous, and you can "kill" someone with one. I understand that if I get lucky and hit someone in the eye, they have a chance of dying but I would just like to know the odds of hitting someone in a deadly spot with enough force to kill them. Thanks!
What are the odds of being born and dying on leap day? In "Leap Day" by Wendy Mass, Josie says the odds of being born and dying on leap day is practically astronomical. Because of this, she knows she can rest easy and not worry about dying on February 29th. Is it astronomical or are the odds just really really low of both being born AND dying on leap day?
What are the odds of contracting ringworm from a dog? My girlfriend said her doctor said she may have ringworm, and she's certain that it's because of our dog being on the bed, which he doesn't do THAT often. I think it's because we don't wash the sheets like we should if anything... Anyway, what are the odds that our dog infected her with ringworm?
What are the odds of a person having black hair and blue eyes? I also would be interested in odds for blue eyes with brown hair. In America, currently. I don't think I am getting my question across properly. I think what I mean is what is the percentage of people with this combination of traits, currently in America, with the genetic mix we have today. I have looked it up, and didn't find a percentage or ratio, which is what I'm hoping to get.
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