Name: Anonymous 2009-08-19 17:07
I need a formula to determine the following:
A deck of 56 cards exists, with 4 sets of numbers 1-14;
Given a hand of (X) cards, randomly distributed;
And the ability to combine 3 of them through addition or subtraction in any order you choose;
What are the odds of being able to create (Y) through that combination?
The goal of this formula is, for a range of 0-22 for the value of (Y), to show what the odds are of each being possible, and how a change in (X) - probably within the range of 1-7, but might go higher - effects those odds.
A deck of 56 cards exists, with 4 sets of numbers 1-14;
Given a hand of (X) cards, randomly distributed;
And the ability to combine 3 of them through addition or subtraction in any order you choose;
What are the odds of being able to create (Y) through that combination?
The goal of this formula is, for a range of 0-22 for the value of (Y), to show what the odds are of each being possible, and how a change in (X) - probably within the range of 1-7, but might go higher - effects those odds.