I'm mathematically impaired, explain this # to me

[Krassus]

Could someone translate to me what 10 to the power of -22 would be in terms of odds? For example, 1/100,000,000,000. What does the -22 represent?

 

[KingNothing]

1 / 1 with 22 zeroes after it.

 

[Chumpman]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
A 1 with 22 zeroes after it.

:Q ?

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
A 1 with 22 zeroes after it.

22 zeros before it actually.
0.0000000000000000000001

excuse me, brain fart.... 21 zeros

 

[notfred]

1 out of the number that is a 1 followed by 22 0s.

1/10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

 

[dighn]

it means 1 to 10000000000000000000000

 

[KingNothing]

Yeah, I edited to be more clear. I mean, you'd think it'd be obvious, but maybe not.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
A 1 with 22 zeroes after it.

I think it would be a negative number and it would be a 1 with 21 zeros in front of it, after the decimal place.

Not sure how the minus works in this situation, but he didn't say 1 to the power of 22. he said 10 to the power of 22.

Edit: Hee hee, I haven't been in school in a while 😉 Ignore what i said!

It's 1 divided by 23 zeros. er, i mean 1 divided by 1 with 21 trailing zeros.

 

[Ionizer86]

it means to take 10 to the 22 power then flip it (so it's 1 divided by 10 to the 22nd power).

 

[Chumpman]

Originally posted by: Ionizer86
it means to take 10 to the 22 power then flip it (so it's 1 divided by 10 to the 22nd power).

yes, i believe that's called the reciprocal

 

[DrPizza]

times 10^-22 means divide by 10^22. Big kids don't use the division sign after 7th or 8th grade, and only use the times sign in scientific notation.

Divide by 10^22 is the same thing as move the decimal place 22 to the left. Thus, you'll need 21 zeros in front of the 1 to accomplish it.

 

[element]

Originally posted by: Krassus
Could someone translate to me what <STRONG>10 to the power of -22</STRONG> would be in terms of odds? For example, 1/100,000,000,000. What does the -22 represent?

It means you are never going to win....NEVAR! EVAR EVAR! NYS lottery is one of the worst and it's 1 in 25 milllion chance on a single pick 6 number panel. Although you buy a min. of 2 so it's 1 in 12.5 million chance on $1 bet.

1 in 10^22 sucks major ass wth lottery is that? The above example I showed of NYS' lottery would be 1.25 x10^7 as an example. (12.5 million)

 

[MikeMike]

basically they explained it.

1^-22 = 1/1^22

or .0000000000000000000001

MIKE

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: KingNothing
A 1 with 22 zeroes after it.

I think it would be a negative number and it would be a 1 with 21 zeros in front of it, after the decimal place.

Not sure how the minus works in this situation, but he didn't say 1 to the power of 22. he said 10 to the power of 22.

Edit: Hee hee, I haven't been in school in a while 😉 Ignore what i said!

It's 1 divided by 23 zeros. er, i mean 1 divided by 1 with 21 trailing zeros.

Good lord, are you a public school math teacher?

I assume you mean the odds of winning are 1 in 10^22, not 1 in 10^-22. 1 in 10^-22 is a sure enough bet.

1 in 10^22 is 1 in 10 million million million million.