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    Cleaning Coins

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    For gold coins‚ soaking in very hot soapy water works the best. For old pennies‚ soak the coin in vinegar for at least 24 hours. For bronze coins — usually ancient coins — soak in distilled water (the minerals in tap water can further taint the coin’s surface if soaking for a long time) or olive oil — olive oil is a very gentle way to clean coins‚ but you may need to soak them for several weeks. Silver‚ copper‚ and nickel-clad coins can be soaked in distilled water or‚ to remove tough

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    Autobiography of a Coin

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    Autobiography of a Coin I was born in Mint near Mumbai. I am twelve years old and I was sent to Kolkata from Mumbai. You know who I am? Guess! I am a two rupee coin. I am telling you the days that I nearly spent. When I was made I was bright and shiny‚ but the man who was carrying me was careless and dropped me accidentally. I was sad. No one saw me and walked over me‚ without noticing me. Soon my shine also faded away. Days passed and I still lay in the corner unnoticed. But one day a girl’s

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    Probability in Daily Life

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    Chapter 1 The Probability in Everyday Life In This Chapter  Recognizing the prevalence and impact of probability in your everyday life  Taking different approaches to finding probabilities  Steering clear of common probability misconceptions You’ve heard it‚ thought it‚ and said it before: “What are the odds of that happening?” Someone wins the lottery not once‚ but twice. You accidentally run into a friend you haven’t seen since high school during a vacation in Florida. A cop pulls you over the

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    Coin Collecting

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    pressure of atomic joy. At last‚ the coin destined for any collection has found its way into my safekeeping. The brilliant reflection of its art battles with the overwhelming glisten cast across my eyes. This coin is the Pablo Picasso of the coin world‚ the piéce de résistance to every numismatist most unfathomable dreams. A 1933 $20 gold “double eagle” carelessly landed its way into my path and an instantaneous shadow was cast‚ ultimately becoming the foundation to my coin collecting addiction. When I

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    14. If x has the probability distribution f(x) = 12x for x = 1‚2‚3‚…‚ show that E(2X) does not exist. This is famous Petersburg paradox‚ according to which a player’s expectation is infinite (does not exist) if he is to receive 2x dollars when‚ in a series of flips of a balanced coin‚ the first head appears on the xth flip. 17. The manager of a bakery knows that the number of chocolate cakes he can sell on any given day is a random variable having the probability distribution f(x) = 16 for x =

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    Flip Flop Flap

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    Flip Flop Flap Dana H. Walker Shorter University LDSP 5200 – Leadership Theory and Practice Dr. Debra Hunter February 14‚ 2013 Abstract Today’s business world is very diverse with four main generational cohorts comprising the workforce: Matures‚ Baby Boomers‚ Generation X‚ and the Millennials. These different generations create both opportunities and challenges within the workplace and effective leaders need to understand and manage such diverse groups. The youngest group‚ the Millennials

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    The China Coin

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    Leah’s Suitcase The last time she went on a trip like this she forget to bring some important things‚ so this time she won’t forget. This time she will be packing her dad’s Coin because the has sentimental values to her‚ this was what her dad always talked about before he died and also because this is what her dad was so found of. Some money about $50-100 Australia‚ (which is about 300-600 Yuan in Chinese). She would need this to help her get around‚ buy food and if she gets lost by any chance

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    China Coin

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    "the China Coin"‚ "Through Australian eyes"‚ "The road not taken" and "The journey"‚ Journey is demonstrated when they take holidays or go on a trip to somewhere special and yet it also involves with self exploration and to broaden their perspectives as individual develops their experiences to grow‚ be challenged and to be inspired. In "The China Coin" written by Allan Baillie‚ the main characters Leah and Joan went on a journey to china in purpose to find out the mystery of the broken coin. As the

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    Probability Theory

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    guys‚ this is the probability Assignment. Last date for submission is 10 aug... Q1. What is the probability of picking a card that was either red or black? Q2. A problem in statistics is given to 5 students A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ E. Their chances of solving it are ½‚1/3‚1/4‚1/5‚1/6. What is the probability that the problem will be solved? Q3. A person is known to hit the target in 3 out of 4 shots whereas another person is known to hit the target in 2 out of 3 shots. Find the probability that the target

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    Probability Exercise

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    cutting a deck of cards for $1‚000. What is the probability that the card for the gambler will be the following? a. A face card – there are 12 face cards in a deck of 52 cards. The probability would be 12/52 b. A queen – there are 4 queens in a deck‚ so the probability would be 4/52 c. A Spade - There are 13 cards of each suit so the probability is 13/52 or ¼. d. A jack of spades - There is only 1 jack of spades in a deck‚ so the probability would be 1/52 2. The employees in the textile

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