Question

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You and your 8 friends decide to draw straws for a prize. There are 8 long straws and 1 short straw. Describe how the theoretical probability of drawing the short straw changes as each friend picks a straw.

Answer 1

the total of straw are going to be 9 and there will be a 1/9 chances of getting the short straw. while each friend picks a straw the probability of getting a short straw is going to be higher because the amount of straws are going to be lessened.