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Socks · 12-04-2009, 04:16 PM

I just read a BBC article, about a woman who failed to pass the written portion of her driving license test.

949 times.

So that made me think about the odds of that actually happening. It's a multiple choice test, and you need to get 60% to pass, according to the article.

I don't think it's possible to do an exact math equation without knowing how many choices there were for each question... However a rough guess might be possible by someone good at probability math..

I think it would be AMAZINGLY hard to fail any test like this 950 times. I mean I think I could pass any multiple choice test, with 50 questions, only needing 60% to pass, with 950 attempts? in ANY language?

Did she just pull off an Indiana Jones?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8347164.stm

12-04-2009, 04:16 PM
Socks Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,478	Any probability experts here? This is pretty fuckin amazing. :P I just read a BBC article, about a woman who failed to pass the written portion of her driving license test. 949 times. So that made me think about the odds of that actually happening. It's a multiple choice test, and you need to get 60% to pass, according to the article. I don't think it's possible to do an exact math equation without knowing how many choices there were for each question... However a rough guess might be possible by someone good at probability math.. I think it would be AMAZINGLY hard to fail any test like this 950 times. I mean I think I could pass any multiple choice test, with 50 questions, only needing 60% to pass, with 950 attempts? in ANY language? Did she just pull off an Indiana Jones? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8347164.stm