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		<title>By: eastcoastlife</title>
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		<dc:creator>eastcoastlife</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Happy niu year!!

Thanks for the info on the Full month party. I got to be there!!! hehe....</description>
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<p>Thanks for the info on the Full month party. I got to be there!!! hehe....</p>
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		<title>By: Miss Loi</title>
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		<dc:creator>Miss Loi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes miracles do happen (when they actually remain silent) but unfortunately no miracle came to Miss Loi&#039;s rescue last week :(


In any case, happen to stumble upon this &lt;a href=&quot;http://ian.onthereddot.com/2009/01/25/the-one-thing-to-make-chinese-new-year-family-gatherings-bearable/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;cool thingy&lt;/a&gt; designed to help future &quot;victims&quot; (especially &quot;older&quot; ones like your truly) pass their time quicker in the coming years:

&lt;a href=&quot;http://ian.onthereddot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/cny_2009.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.exampaper.com.sg/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cny_2009.gif&quot; alt=&quot;CNY Questionnaire&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes miracles do happen (when they actually remain silent) but unfortunately no miracle came to Miss Loi's rescue last week <img src='http://www.exampaper.com.sg/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>In any case, happen to stumble upon this <a href="http://ian.onthereddot.com/2009/01/25/the-one-thing-to-make-chinese-new-year-family-gatherings-bearable/" rel="nofollow">cool thingy</a> designed to help future "victims" (especially "older" ones like your truly) pass their time quicker in the coming years:</p>
<p><a href="http://ian.onthereddot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/cny_2009.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cny_2009.gif" alt="CNY Questionnaire" /></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jacelyn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jacelyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh I didn&#039;t take into account the assumption in fine print. Hee... so the probability of the Student having a happy CNY is slightly greater... That should be a small consolation for the Student because at least there are times when these kaypoh aunties can actually remain silent...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh I didn't take into account the assumption in fine print. Hee... so the probability of the Student having a happy CNY is slightly greater... That should be a small consolation for the Student because at least there are times when these kaypoh aunties can actually remain silent...</p>
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		<title>By: Miss Loi</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Welcome to J&#966;ss Sticks &lt;b&gt;Jacelyn&lt;/b&gt; and thanks for helping out our poor heartbroken Student!

Miss Loi has marked and commented on your workings and, upon seeing her bleak probabilities, the Student sincerely hopes that all the &lt;i&gt;kaypoh&lt;/i&gt; gossipy aunties in the world can be more sensitive to the feelings of the younger generation :(</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to J&phi;ss Sticks <b>Jacelyn</b> and thanks for helping out our poor heartbroken Student!</p>
<p>Miss Loi has marked and commented on your workings and, upon seeing her bleak probabilities, the Student sincerely hopes that all the <i>kaypoh</i> gossipy aunties in the world can be more sensitive to the feelings of the younger generation <img src='http://www.exampaper.com.sg/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Jacelyn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jacelyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>PART 1

1. P(being asked about her O Level results) = 1/3 * 1/4 + 1/4 * 1/6 + 1/3 * 1/12 = 11/72

&lt;div class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;

&lt;b&gt;Miss Loi:&lt;/b&gt; Yup this is simple.

Since it&#039;s been stated that there&#039;s no chance of running into more than one aunty during her visit, and that each Aunty can ask her only one question when our Student runs into her,

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&#8658; meeting Aunty A and meeting Aunty B and meeting Aunty C are &lt;em&gt;mutually exclusive&lt;/em&gt; events.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&#8658; the questions asked by each Aunty are also &lt;em&gt;mutually exclusive&lt;/em&gt; events.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

i.e. Mutually exclusive events = when Event &lt;var&gt;A&lt;/var&gt; occurs, then there&#039;s absolutely ZERO chance of Event &lt;var&gt;B&lt;/var&gt; occurring.

So the only possibilities of our Student being asked about her O Level results, 

P(asked O Level results) = 
P(Run into Aunty A) AND P(Aunty A asks O Level results) OR
P(Run into Aunty B) AND P(Aunty B asks O Level results) OR
P(Run into Aunty C) AND P(Aunty C asks O Level results)
&lt;m&gt;{}=(1/3)(1/4) + (1/4)(1/6) + (1/3)(1/12) = 11/72&lt;/m&gt;

N.B. EMaths &lt;em&gt;Probability&lt;/em&gt; calculations are usually &lt;del&gt;pretty&lt;/del&gt; very straightforward. Often, an evil examiner&#039;s only recourse to &#039;challenge&#039; you is via &#039;confusing&#039; you with phrases like &quot;&lt;m&gt;33{1/3}&lt;/m&gt;% chance of running into Aunty B&quot; - which you should instantly laugh into his face and say &quot;Nah &lt;m&gt;1/3&lt;/m&gt; just say &lt;m&gt;1/3&lt;/m&gt; &lt;i&gt;lah&lt;/i&gt;!&quot;

&lt;/div&gt;

2. P(being asked about her O Level results or the JC/Poly she’s going) = 1/3 * (1/4 + 1/6) + 1/4 * (1/6 + 1/12) + 1/3 * (1/12 + 1/12) = 37/144

&lt;div class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;

Yup - continuing with the same reasoning in Part 1, 

P(asked O Level results OR JC/Poly choice) = 
P(asked O Level results) OR P(asked JC/Poly choice)
P(asked O Level results) OR 
P(Run into Aunty A) AND P(Aunty A asks JC/Poly choice) OR
P(Run into Aunty B) AND P(Aunty B asks JC/Poly choice) OR
P(Run into Aunty C) AND P(Aunty C asks JC/Poly choice)
&lt;m&gt;{}=11/72 + (1/3)(1/6) + (1/4)(1/12) + (1/3)(1/12) = 37/144&lt;/m&gt;

N.B. Different workings but same answer!

&lt;/div&gt;

3. P(escaping any questioning/scrutinizing during the visit) = 1 - 1/3 - 1/4 - 1/3 = 1/12

&lt;div class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;

*Deng deng deng deng* ... unfortunately in a longish story-telling question like this, the euphoria one experiences from the relatively-straightforward earlier parts usually precedes something more sinister in the later parts. In this instance, there can be a limit of how far one can go, in terms of accuracy, when attempting Probability questions without the aid of a diagram:

&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.exampaper.com.sg/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/cny-probability-tree-diagram-1.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Probability Tree Diagram I&quot; /&gt;

While Miss Loi said earlier that EMaths Probability calculations are straightforward, the real challenge usually lies in the extraction of information from the question, as well as &lt;em&gt;deducing what the question doesn&#039;t tell you&lt;/em&gt;. In this case, it&#039;s often about

&lt;div class=&quot;attention&quot;&gt;P(not &lt;var&gt;E&lt;/var&gt;) = 1 &#8722; P(&lt;var&gt;E&lt;/var&gt;)&lt;/div&gt;

Looking at the RED portion of the &lt;em&gt;Probability Tree Diagram&lt;/em&gt; above, besides the case of not running into any Aunty, it&#039;s obvious there are another two cases when the Student can escape questioning i.e. when Aunty A or Aunty B keeps quiet after meeting the Student.

So P(escape questioning/scrutinizing) = 
P(not running into any Aunty) OR
P(Run into Aunty A) AND P(Aunty A keeps quiet) OR
P(Run into Aunty B) AND P(Aunty B keeps quiet)
&lt;m&gt;{}=1/12 + (1/3)(1/4) + (1/4)(1/12) = 3/16&lt;/m&gt;

Hence a quick sketch of a Probability Tree Diagram (even when not asked) in your exam can be invaluable in helping you to see at a glance ALL possible outcomes and ensure that you don&#039;t miss out any. Also, in the event of a chorus of complaints/protests in the likes of &quot;the question not phrased properly &lt;i&gt;lah&lt;/i&gt;&quot;, &quot;question not clear &lt;i&gt;lah&lt;/i&gt;&quot; ... it&#039;s worth noting that &lt;em&gt;the sum of all probabilities branching out from each node must be 1&lt;/em&gt;.

So alarm bells should be ringing when you check that the &lt;m&gt;1/4 + 1/6 + 1/3&lt;/m&gt; given in the question for Aunty A, and the &lt;m&gt;1/6 + 1/12 + 2/3&lt;/m&gt; given for Aunty A, aren&#039;t equal to 1. Aunty C is really evil and mean as &lt;m&gt;1/12 + 1/12 + 5/6 = 1&lt;/m&gt; &#8658; she&#039;ll &lt;i&gt;die die&lt;/i&gt; question/scrutinize our Student if she unfortunately runs into her :P

&lt;/div&gt;

PART 2

1. P(escaping any questioning/scrutinizing in at least two visits) = 1/12 * 1/12 * 11/12 * 3 + 1/12 * 1/12 * 1/12 = 0.197

&lt;div class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;

You&#039;ve correctly covered all the cases for P(escaping any questioning/scrutinizing in &#8805; 2 visits) but unfortunately your final answer is affected by the value of P(escape questioning/scrutinizing) you&#039;ve obtained in Part 1.

From Part 1, we&#039;ve obtained 

P(she&#039;ll be asked/scrutinized on a visit) = &lt;m&gt;3/16&lt;/m&gt;

Since she can only either escape or fail to escape being asked/scrutinized on each visit (i.e. these are the only two possible outcomes for each visit),

&#8658; P(she&#039;ll NOT be asked/scrutinized on a visit) = &lt;m&gt;1 - 3/16 = 13/16&lt;/m&gt;

To make things a bit clearer, here&#039;s a &lt;em&gt;second&lt;/em&gt; Probability Tree Diagram for the three house visits in Part 2:

&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.exampaper.com.sg/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/cny-probability-tree-diagram-2.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Probability Tree Diagram II&quot; /&gt;

From the diagram, we can easily see that for P(escaping any questioning/scrutinizing in &#8805;2 visits), there&#039;re only the following &#039;paths&#039; that she can take:
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Escape -&gt; Escape -&gt; Escape&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Escape -&gt; Escape -&gt; No Escape&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Escape -&gt; No Escape -&gt; Escape&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;No Escape -&gt; Escape -&gt; Escape&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&#8756; P(escaping any questioning/scrutinizing in &#8805;2 visits) 
&lt;m&gt;{}=(3/16)(3/16)(3/16)&lt;/m&gt;
&lt;m&gt; + (3/16)(3/16)(13/16)&lt;/m&gt;
&lt;m&gt; + (3/16)(13/16)(3/16)&lt;/m&gt;
&lt;m&gt; + (13/16)(3/16)(3/16) = 189/2048 approx 0.0923&lt;/m&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

2. P(having a happy Chinese New Year) = 1/12 * 1/12 * 1/12 = 0.000579

&lt;div class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;

Following what&#039;s described above, P(having a happy Chinese New Year) should then be &lt;m&gt;(3/16)(3/16)(3/16) = 27/4096 approx 0.00659&lt;/m&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;

Hee... So the student probably can&#039;t have a very CNY after all....

&lt;span class=&quot;highlight&quot;&gt;Yes a CNY to forget indeed. Poor thing. :(&lt;/span&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PART 1</p>
<p>1. P(being asked about her O Level results) = 1/3 * 1/4 + 1/4 * 1/6 + 1/3 * 1/12 = 11/72</p>
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<p><b>Miss Loi:</b> Yup this is simple.</p>
<p>Since it's been stated that there's no chance of running into more than one aunty during her visit, and that each Aunty can ask her only one question when our Student runs into her,</p>
<ul>
<li>&rArr; meeting Aunty A and meeting Aunty B and meeting Aunty C are <em>mutually exclusive</em> events.</li>
<li>&rArr; the questions asked by each Aunty are also <em>mutually exclusive</em> events.</li>
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<p>i.e. Mutually exclusive events = when Event <var>A</var> occurs, then there's absolutely ZERO chance of Event <var>B</var> occurring.</p>
<p>So the only possibilities of our Student being asked about her O Level results, </p>
<p>P(asked O Level results) =<br />
P(Run into Aunty A) AND P(Aunty A asks O Level results) OR<br />
P(Run into Aunty B) AND P(Aunty B asks O Level results) OR<br />
P(Run into Aunty C) AND P(Aunty C asks O Level results)<br />
<img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_971_58acf722c9c8231e19c29aba5bcd43be.png" style="vertical-align:-29px; display: inline-block ;" alt="{}=(1/3)(1/4) + (1/4)(1/6) + (1/3)(1/12) = 11/72" title="{}=(1/3)(1/4) + (1/4)(1/6) + (1/3)(1/12) = 11/72"/></p>
<p>N.B. EMaths <em>Probability</em> calculations are usually <del>pretty</del> very straightforward. Often, an evil examiner's only recourse to 'challenge' you is via 'confusing' you with phrases like "<img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_986_1d09893c3b8fae1932ecb75ab2e10be7.png" style="vertical-align:-14px; display: inline-block ;" alt="33{1/3}" title="33{1/3}"/>% chance of running into Aunty B" - which you should instantly laugh into his face and say "Nah <img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_986_2e4443c1715cf120ad8bffb42c93d71b.png" style="vertical-align:-14px; display: inline-block ;" alt="1/3" title="1/3"/> just say <img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_986_2e4443c1715cf120ad8bffb42c93d71b.png" style="vertical-align:-14px; display: inline-block ;" alt="1/3" title="1/3"/> <i>lah</i>!"</p>
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<p>2. P(being asked about her O Level results or the JC/Poly she’s going) = 1/3 * (1/4 + 1/6) + 1/4 * (1/6 + 1/12) + 1/3 * (1/12 + 1/12) = 37/144</p>
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<p>Yup - continuing with the same reasoning in Part 1, </p>
<p>P(asked O Level results OR JC/Poly choice) =<br />
P(asked O Level results) OR P(asked JC/Poly choice)<br />
P(asked O Level results) OR<br />
P(Run into Aunty A) AND P(Aunty A asks JC/Poly choice) OR<br />
P(Run into Aunty B) AND P(Aunty B asks JC/Poly choice) OR<br />
P(Run into Aunty C) AND P(Aunty C asks JC/Poly choice)<br />
<img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_971_fe2fe598231f4c63bc4903bd8aaac737.png" style="vertical-align:-29px; display: inline-block ;" alt="{}=11/72 + (1/3)(1/6) + (1/4)(1/12) + (1/3)(1/12) = 37/144" title="{}=11/72 + (1/3)(1/6) + (1/4)(1/12) + (1/3)(1/12) = 37/144"/></p>
<p>N.B. Different workings but same answer!</p>
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<p>3. P(escaping any questioning/scrutinizing during the visit) = 1 - 1/3 - 1/4 - 1/3 = 1/12</p>
<div class="highlight">
<p>*Deng deng deng deng* ... unfortunately in a longish story-telling question like this, the euphoria one experiences from the relatively-straightforward earlier parts usually precedes something more sinister in the later parts. In this instance, there can be a limit of how far one can go, in terms of accuracy, when attempting Probability questions without the aid of a diagram:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/cny-probability-tree-diagram-1.gif" alt="Probability Tree Diagram I" /></p>
<p>While Miss Loi said earlier that EMaths Probability calculations are straightforward, the real challenge usually lies in the extraction of information from the question, as well as <em>deducing what the question doesn't tell you</em>. In this case, it's often about</p>
<div class="attention">P(not <var>E</var>) = 1 &minus; P(<var>E</var>)</div>
<p>Looking at the RED portion of the <em>Probability Tree Diagram</em> above, besides the case of not running into any Aunty, it's obvious there are another two cases when the Student can escape questioning i.e. when Aunty A or Aunty B keeps quiet after meeting the Student.</p>
<p>So P(escape questioning/scrutinizing) =<br />
P(not running into any Aunty) OR<br />
P(Run into Aunty A) AND P(Aunty A keeps quiet) OR<br />
P(Run into Aunty B) AND P(Aunty B keeps quiet)<br />
<img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_971_f4c8f5b3ff95f21f5a6e2a2eaaed35a0.png" style="vertical-align:-29px; display: inline-block ;" alt="{}=1/12 + (1/3)(1/4) + (1/4)(1/12) = 3/16" title="{}=1/12 + (1/3)(1/4) + (1/4)(1/12) = 3/16"/></p>
<p>Hence a quick sketch of a Probability Tree Diagram (even when not asked) in your exam can be invaluable in helping you to see at a glance ALL possible outcomes and ensure that you don't miss out any. Also, in the event of a chorus of complaints/protests in the likes of "the question not phrased properly <i>lah</i>", "question not clear <i>lah</i>" ... it's worth noting that <em>the sum of all probabilities branching out from each node must be 1</em>.</p>
<p>So alarm bells should be ringing when you check that the <img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_986_7e5497edbfb4b148298684fa444139d0.png" style="vertical-align:-14px; display: inline-block ;" alt="1/4 + 1/6 + 1/3" title="1/4 + 1/6 + 1/3"/> given in the question for Aunty A, and the <img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_986_d4d91ebe1ae50f7edc58923d1040a0fa.png" style="vertical-align:-14px; display: inline-block ;" alt="1/6 + 1/12 + 2/3" title="1/6 + 1/12 + 2/3"/> given for Aunty A, aren't equal to 1. Aunty C is really evil and mean as <img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_986_ce3a3cfaca55acb62f57a4625801ee18.png" style="vertical-align:-14px; display: inline-block ;" alt="1/12 + 1/12 + 5/6 = 1" title="1/12 + 1/12 + 5/6 = 1"/> &rArr; she'll <i>die die</i> question/scrutinize our Student if she unfortunately runs into her <img src='http://www.exampaper.com.sg/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p>PART 2</p>
<p>1. P(escaping any questioning/scrutinizing in at least two visits) = 1/12 * 1/12 * 11/12 * 3 + 1/12 * 1/12 * 1/12 = 0.197</p>
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<p>You've correctly covered all the cases for P(escaping any questioning/scrutinizing in &ge; 2 visits) but unfortunately your final answer is affected by the value of P(escape questioning/scrutinizing) you've obtained in Part 1.</p>
<p>From Part 1, we've obtained </p>
<p>P(she'll be asked/scrutinized on a visit) = <img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_986_c8ac5d9a23909bf0a9e650ece031b4d7.png" style="vertical-align:-14px; display: inline-block ;" alt="3/16" title="3/16"/></p>
<p>Since she can only either escape or fail to escape being asked/scrutinized on each visit (i.e. these are the only two possible outcomes for each visit),</p>
<p>&rArr; P(she'll NOT be asked/scrutinized on a visit) = <img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_986_c2f220216103d477466b7d23bdb4ae86.png" style="vertical-align:-14px; display: inline-block ;" alt="1 - 3/16 = 13/16" title="1 - 3/16 = 13/16"/></p>
<p>To make things a bit clearer, here's a <em>second</em> Probability Tree Diagram for the three house visits in Part 2:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/cny-probability-tree-diagram-2.gif" alt="Probability Tree Diagram II" /></p>
<p>From the diagram, we can easily see that for P(escaping any questioning/scrutinizing in &ge;2 visits), there're only the following 'paths' that she can take:</p>
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<li>Escape -> Escape -> Escape</li>
<li>Escape -> Escape -> No Escape</li>
<li>Escape -> No Escape -> Escape</li>
<li>No Escape -> Escape -> Escape</li>
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<p>&there4; P(escaping any questioning/scrutinizing in &ge;2 visits)<br />
<img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_971_86c789f554e13f54ed656b6bdd48335c.png" style="vertical-align:-29px; display: inline-block ;" alt="{}=(3/16)(3/16)(3/16)" title="{}=(3/16)(3/16)(3/16)"/><br />
<img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_971_45e008e2110a576e28867291917154c8.png" style="vertical-align:-29px; display: inline-block ;" alt="+ (3/16)(3/16)(13/16)" title="+ (3/16)(3/16)(13/16)"/><br />
<img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_971_647a493b91f3469d423efa7c9e6aa029.png" style="vertical-align:-29px; display: inline-block ;" alt="+ (3/16)(13/16)(3/16)" title="+ (3/16)(13/16)(3/16)"/><br />
<img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_971_6c87b736b42ec4ebfac6fa97dddd0b8d.png" style="vertical-align:-29px; display: inline-block ;" alt="+ (13/16)(3/16)(3/16) = 189/2048 approx 0.0923" title="+ (13/16)(3/16)(3/16) = 189/2048 approx 0.0923"/></p>
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<p>2. P(having a happy Chinese New Year) = 1/12 * 1/12 * 1/12 = 0.000579</p>
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<p>Following what's described above, P(having a happy Chinese New Year) should then be <img src="http://www.exampaper.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/wpmathpub/phpmathpublisher/img/math_971_2b2b79330bd4ff7d2161fc8bad1255f1.png" style="vertical-align:-29px; display: inline-block ;" alt="(3/16)(3/16)(3/16) = 27/4096 approx 0.00659" title="(3/16)(3/16)(3/16) = 27/4096 approx 0.00659"/></p>
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<p>Hee... So the student probably can't have a very CNY after all....</p>
<p><span class="highlight">Yes a CNY to forget indeed. Poor thing. <img src='http://www.exampaper.com.sg/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
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