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Statistics, Data, and Probability II Drill 3 Problem 4. How much more money did Bill and Eric win combined than Derek and Carlie lost combined?
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- 00:03
Here’s a shmoopy question to get things cookin’…
- 00:06
The following graph shows how much money was won and lost for five
- 00:09
over-21-year-old friends on a trip to Las Vegas.
- 00:15
How much more money did Bill and Erin win combined than Derek and Carlie lost combined?
- 00:22
And here are the potential answers...
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- 00:28
Ohhhh Vegas, baby. It can be cruel.
- 00:31
So the question asks us to compare the winnings and losings of the various players here.
- 00:35
It’s asking for Bill plus Erin relative to Derek plus Carlie.
- 00:39
Well, Bill here won 80 bucks as you can see from the chart and Erin won 20 bucks – a
- 00:45
total of 100 for the big winners here.
- 00:49
The losers were Derek who wasted what looks like 45 bucks and Carlie who blew about 55,
- 00:55
for a total loss of one hundred samolians.
- 01:00
So that’s 100 to the good minus the 100 to the bad for a total swing of… zero bucks.
- 01:08
Which is basically referred to as… a VERY successful trip in Las Vegas.
- 01:12
The answer is A – they netted nada.
- 01:14
Now time for a diaper change…
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