Math I'll Never Use
If 3 out of 100 people choke on popcorn, what is the absolute risk that someone does not choke on popcorn?
96%
If 5 out of 50 dogs bark at Napoleon, what’s the absolute risk?
10%
If 12 out of 60 singers mumble the verses, what’s the absolute risk?
20%
If 13 out of 20 pizzas have glitter, what’s the absolute risk?
65%
If 4 out of 40 students misplace their protractor, what’s the absolute risk?
10%
Out of 1,000 dogs at the Boston Tea Paw-ty, 25 spill the tea. What’s the absolute risk?
2.5%
10 out of 500 candy lovers get cavities. What’s the absolute risk?
2%
In a party of 500, 25 glitter-covered sandwiches are served. Absolute risk?
5%
If 1,200 of 3,000 shoes are glittery, what’s the absolute risk?
40%
At karaoke, 40 of 800 people forget the lyrics. Absolute risk?
5%
Out of 1,200 chairs, 480 sparkle unexpectedly. What’s the absolute risk that a chair does not sparkle unexpectedly?
60%
120 of 1,200 people only know the chorus. What’s the absolute risk that people do not know the chorus?
90%
A new soda causes stomach aches in 7 out of 250 people. What is the absolute risk?
2.8%
In a sample of 400 dogs, 36 steal George Washington’s socks. What’s the absolute risk?
9%
15 of 600 students cry during fractions. What is the absolute risk that a student did not cry ?
97.5%
A “ruff” war record shows 72 of 600 pups refused to march. What is the absolute risk?
12%
In a math club of 300, 48 quit after calculus. What’s the absolute risk?
16%
If 90 of 2,000 students fail geometry, what’s the absolute risk?
4.5%
In a group of 800, 64 get a sugar crash. What’s the absolute risk?
8%
If 72 of 360 scream the wrong lyrics, what’s the absolute risk?
20%
Absolute risk is 0.08 for mis-singing the bridge. In a crowd of 2,500, how many people mess it up?
200 people
Absolute risk is 0.22 for forgetting the quadratic formula. Out of 500 students, how many forget?
110 students
A study finds an absolute risk of 0.15 that your backpack has glitter. Out of 400 backpacks, how many sparkle?
60 backpacks
If the absolute risk of a historical tail-chasing rebellion is 0.045, how many out of 2,000 dogs joined?
90 dogs
If the absolute risk of a donut-induced nap is 12% , how many out of 200 students will fall asleep?
24 students