We consider a one-dimensional simple random walk surviving among a field of static soft obstacles: each time it meets an obstacle the walk is killed with probability 1 − e−β, where β is a positive and ...

Hi, I have a simple probability problem that I need help with. <BR><BR>I have two groups of marbles, blue and red, 4 each, for a total of 8. I am trying to figure out what the probability is of ...

One approach to the waiting-time problem is through the integral equation, whose solution is the cumulative probability function-the method derived by Lindley. The equation is of the type for which a ...

In professional baseball’s World Series, the championship is decided in a best-of-seven format. The first team to win four games gets the pennant. Curiously, series that go on for the full seven games ...

In this awesome maths game the Foul Food Maker creates several kinds of disgusting meals randomly. Work out the likelihood of getting a certain type of meal, then choose a matching probability word: ...