Harry the Calculating Horse will do any mathematical problem I set him, providin

Question

Harry the Calculating Horse will do any mathematical problem I set him, providing the answer is 1, 2, 3 or 4. When I set him a problem, he places a hoof on a large grid consisting of unit squares and his answer is the number of squares partly covered by his hoof. Harry has circular hoofs, of radius 1/4 unit.
After many years of collaboration, I suspect that Harry no longer bothers to do the calculations, instead merely placing his hoof on the grid completely at random. I often ask him to divide 4 by 4, but only about 1/4 of his answers are right; I often ask him to add 2 and 2, but disappointingly only about ?/16 of his answers are right. Is this consistent with my suspicions?
I decide to investigate further by setting Harry many problems, the answers to which are 1, 2, 3, or 4 with equal frequency. If Harry is placing his hoof at random, ?nd the expected value of his answers. The average of Harry

Explanation / Answer

Harry

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse H
• Subjects

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.