a friend and I were talking about holiday plans and realized we have no idea how to go about solving this:
All other things being equal, which would be 'better'/'safer' statically(?) - 6 hours on a bus with 50 people or 2 hours on a plane with 200 ?
(forgive the covid reference - its just how it came up. Only interested in how one goes about calculating things like this..)
P.S.
Is there a name for this sort of problem/math? Something I could google for more info?
Edit:
Hmm - another way of saying this might be - whats gives you the best chance of having your lottery ticket drawn - 2 drawings from a pool of 50, or 6 drawings from a pool of 200?
All other things being equal, which would be 'better'/'safer' statically(?) - 6 hours on a bus with 50 people or 2 hours on a plane with 200 ?
(forgive the covid reference - its just how it came up. Only interested in how one goes about calculating things like this..)
P.S. Is there a name for this sort of problem/math? Something I could google for more info?
Edit: Hmm - another way of saying this might be - whats gives you the best chance of having your lottery ticket drawn - 2 drawings from a pool of 50, or 6 drawings from a pool of 200?
Thanks!