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Find a system that works for you, it's different for everyone.
 

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but i am confused about how to allocate the rest of my time, another hour for Q. 6-9 n then 30 minutes for 10??
yeh that sounds bout right. you want about 30 minutes at least for mistakes and stuff.
 

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Wouldn't the answer be 1 as there are only four different suits so by the fifth card you have to double up on at least one suit
 

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To keep the ball rolling, here's a new question.

A factory has 7 machines: 4 of model A which are in use, on average, 80% of the time and 3 of model B which are in use, on average, 60% of the time. If the foreman walks into the factory at a randomly selected time, what is the probability:
i) he will find 2 machines of model A and 1 of model B in use?
ii) he finds 2 machines in use?
 

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i) 0.0442 (4dp)
ii) 0.0179 (4dp)

conformation of correct answer please :)

OK new question....
 

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you got me! what's the answer?
lol i couldnt get it either. but usually when they have squares of choose that means equating coefficients so i think nightweaver isnt giving us the expansion. the sly bastard. :)
 

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well if u consider (1+x)^n(1+1/x)^n, that gives you square coefficients for x^n, but i dont know where the (n+1) comes from, because that would hint that there is a differential, but then it should be n not (n+1) gahh
 

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well if u consider (1+x)^n(1+1/x)^n, that gives you square coefficients for x^n, but i dont know where the (n+1) comes from, because that would hint that there is a differential, but then it should be n not (n+1) gahh
ill post an easier binomial in a second
 

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ah ok, might take me a little while, im new to this cool fx syntax
 

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expand then integrate
[/tex]

let x=0 to evaluate C, C=-1
let x=7 LHS= as u have shown
RHS = ((8)^n)/n -1 =((2^3)^n)/n -1 as required

yeh i gave up on the syntax
 

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