Right, Ed, you can even write it 26x26x26x26x26=11,881,376 40,000/11,881,376=0.003 Inge ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: "'Inge'" <[log in to unmask]>; "'TechNet E-Mail Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 4:18 PM Subject: RE: Beginning of the week quiz! > Thanks, Inge, this was kinda fun! > > 40,000 real / 11,881,376 possible (26 ^ 5) = approx. 1 out of 3,000 > chance(rounded to nearest MSDs) > > http://www.fluther.com/disc/7882/how-many-possible-combinations-of-5-letters > / > > > However, there really are 8193 common words in English > > List on http://www.math.utoronto.ca/jjchew/scrabble/lists/common-5.html > loaded into Excel for a head count. (11 columns X 745 lines - 2 empty) > > Therefore,8193 / 11,881,376 is approx. 1 out of 11,000 (rounded to nearest > MSDs) > > No calculators were harmed or used, only Google and Excel! I'm really not > a > brainiac, just a very good researcher thanks to attending Catholic school > when I was young. > > Regards, > > Ed Popielarski > 17646 Fremont St. > Fountain Valley, Ca. 92708 > 949-581-6601 > > Love 'till it hurts, > Live 'till you die, > Ride like you might. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Inge [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 11:20 AM > To: TechNet E-Mail Forum; [log in to unmask] > Subject: NTC: Beginning of the week quiz! > > > Ed, too easy? hm...this one then on less than one minute (calculator > allowed). If you do that, you are not a scientific but an engineer. > > 1. How many 5 letter words (letter combinations) can be created with the > English alphabet? > > 2. The English language has 40,000 words with 5 letters. From the result > in > 1 above, > what is the probability of creating real word.s? > > This is for Ed > > Inge > > PS. If this is also too easy, I've another funny one. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 6:16 PM > Subject: [TN] End of the week quiz! > > >> > http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_number_comes_next_in_the_sequence_1_2_6_42_18 >> 06 >> >> That was too easy. >> >> Regards, >> >> Ed Popielarski >> >> Love 'till it hurts, >> Live 'till you die, >> Ride like you might. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 >> To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >> the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet >> To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to >> [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) >> To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to >> [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest >> Search the archives of previous posts at: >> http://listserv.ipc.org/archives >> Please visit IPC web site >> http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 > >> for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] >> or > >> 847-615-7100 ext.2815 >> ----------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------