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@Akbar2thegreat
See the "comments" and "extensions" sections of A007545, please.

@Akbar2thegreat See the "comments" and "extensions" sections of A007545, please.

@Abigail-III
It's probability.
Probability uses equality and randomness when nothing is specified.
Everything required in question is stated nicely.
It asks how would a task be completed in limited amount of moves. And prerequisite knowledge is about movement of chess pieces and chess logic.
A mathematician and chess player would say there is no problem with the question. Think again and re-read the question.

Ah, I guess it's then 50%. We have two possibilities: white gets mated on move 2, or white doesn't get mated on move 2. Since nothing is specified, you say we must use equality.

Ergo, the probability is 50%.

Psss. Want to buy some lottery tickets? 50% chance of winning the jackpot!

@Akbar2thegreat said in #16: > @Abigail-III > It's probability. > Probability uses equality and randomness when nothing is specified. > Everything required in question is stated nicely. > It asks how would a task be completed in limited amount of moves. And prerequisite knowledge is about movement of chess pieces and chess logic. > A mathematician and chess player would say there is no problem with the question. Think again and re-read the question. Ah, I guess it's then 50%. We have two possibilities: white gets mated on move 2, or white doesn't get mated on move 2. Since nothing is specified, you say we must use equality. Ergo, the probability is 50%. Psss. Want to buy some lottery tickets? 50% chance of winning the jackpot!

Akbar2thegreat

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@Abigail-III
I am not talking about probability with outcomes as only positive and negative result. Don't be BPRP!
I am talking about probability as favourable outcomes/total number of outcomes with outcomes being number of possible ways to do the thing asked in question.

@Abigail-III I am not talking about probability with outcomes as only positive and negative result. Don't be BPRP! I am talking about probability as favourable outcomes/total number of outcomes with outcomes being number of possible ways to do the thing asked in question.