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      • Part One
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    • Scales
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      • Part One
      • Part Two
  • Snakes on a Plane
    • Snakes on a Plane Overview
    • The Official Beginner’s Math Problem
    • The Expert’s Math Problem
    • The Math Snake Guru’s Problem!
    • The Solution to the Official Math Problem!
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Snakes on a Plane

Drawing of a snake
Drawing of a plane

The Official Math Problem!

There are 100 Snakes on the Plane. There are 100 Passengers on the Plane. Each Snake will Bite One Passenger at Random. What is the Probability that The Target, Mr. X, does not get bit?

The solution to the Problem

The Beginner’s Version of the Problem

The Expert’s Version of the Problem

The Math Snake’s Ultimate Version of the Problem

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