This has to do with probability, you could buy 100 and still miss at=20
least one. What are the bookie type odds you are willing to risk. I=20
would suspect that with 11.42 the odds are probably better than 90%.

It's a good probability you aren't a few miles North near Boulder,=20
Colorado with the probability of many rain drops falling there exceeded=20
any bookie odds I would think. I have a friend there, moved there about=20
a year ago, renting an apartment, bought a house to close (final signing=20
and acceptance) next week, that was damaged beyond feasible repair with=20
the flooding.

On 9/14/13 12:05 AM, YES NOPE9 wrote:
> Machine Design Magazine had a puzzler......
> A beer company sells beer with 5 different cap liners.
> There are equal numbers of each cap liner sold.
> How many beers on average must be bought to get all 5 liners ?
>
> My guess was 11.42... but I wondered if PIClist had a math guru
> who knew the correct approach.
> Gus in Denver

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