For example if there is a 50% chance of something happening 1 time.
Then for that to happen 2 times in a row the odds are only 25%
Then for that to happen 3 times in a row the odds are 12.5%
Etc.....
but what if the initial % is 95% (or whatever number)
I know there is a symbol used sometimes that looks like this "^"
but I don't have that on my calculator and I was wondering how with just plain old math I could have a set formula for figuring out any "initial %" chance then figure out how much it is after how ever many times it is repeated...
Then for that to happen 2 times in a row the odds are only 25%
Then for that to happen 3 times in a row the odds are 12.5%
Etc.....
but what if the initial % is 95% (or whatever number)
I know there is a symbol used sometimes that looks like this "^"
but I don't have that on my calculator and I was wondering how with just plain old math I could have a set formula for figuring out any "initial %" chance then figure out how much it is after how ever many times it is repeated...
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By using plain old math, just take the number and multiply it by itself the number of times you want to show.
So flipping a coin 4 times, the chance of getting heads everytime is
50%*50%*50% %50%
Its better to do it as decimals when using a calculator, and multiplying the result by 100. The same can work for other numbers
0.95*0.95 is the chance of two things happening that both have a 95% chance of happening, provided the events dont affect each other.
The ^ symbol you are talking about is a to the power of symbol, which can be found on your calculator. Its the x^y button, the y will be small to the top right of the x. It might also be a white box instead of a y. Put the number of times you want in there. So the first example would be 0.5^4, because there are 4 0.5s.
The chance of a 0.95 event happening 10 times for example is 0.95^10 = 0.599 or roughly 60%
So flipping a coin 4 times, the chance of getting heads everytime is
50%*50%*50% %50%
Its better to do it as decimals when using a calculator, and multiplying the result by 100. The same can work for other numbers
0.95*0.95 is the chance of two things happening that both have a 95% chance of happening, provided the events dont affect each other.
The ^ symbol you are talking about is a to the power of symbol, which can be found on your calculator. Its the x^y button, the y will be small to the top right of the x. It might also be a white box instead of a y. Put the number of times you want in there. So the first example would be 0.5^4, because there are 4 0.5s.
The chance of a 0.95 event happening 10 times for example is 0.95^10 = 0.599 or roughly 60%
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"^" Is an exponent symbol. It's on our keyboards, not the calculator. To do it on a calculator it would look like an x, with a little y at the top right of the x. This is the exponent button.
You would hit 0.95, wich would be 95%, then the exponent button, then how ever many times it happens. For instance, for the percent chance of it happening three times in a row, you would hit "3" to get 0.857375, or %85.7375.
You would hit 0.95, wich would be 95%, then the exponent button, then how ever many times it happens. For instance, for the percent chance of it happening three times in a row, you would hit "3" to get 0.857375, or %85.7375.