r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 12d ago

Meme needing explanation What movie reference am I missing

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u/Available-Bee-5385 12d ago

Getting 0 on a multiple choice is a statistical accomplishment greater than getting 100

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u/TwillAffirmer 12d ago edited 12d ago

No, if you're guessing randomly, getting 100 is less likely than getting 0. Because for each question there's a 3/4 chance to miss it and a 1/4 chance to get the right answer.

If you aren't guessing randomly, but in fact know every question, getting 100 is no harder or easier than getting 0. Because you can get 0 by choosing to answer each question different from the answer you know is correct.

If you only know most of the questions, getting 100 is harder than getting 0, because for every question that you don't know you have a 1/4 chance of getting it right if you're aiming for 100, but a 3/4 chance of getting what you want if you're aiming for 0.

Still, with this many questions, to get exactly 0 it's almost certain the student knew most of the answers and was deliberately choosing the wrong ones.

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u/HarrowDread 12d ago

Sir, this PeterExplainsTheJoke, not PeterDidTheMath

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u/spacewolfie82 12d ago

Or PeterDidTheMonsterMath

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u/BarrayarVor 12d ago

The Monster Math! (It was a graveyard smash)

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u/Human__been 12d ago

Missed opportunity for “graveyard smath” … disappointed

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u/No_Cauliflower_491 11d ago

It caught on in a flash…. card

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u/Minute_Display_5844 12d ago

The Monster Math!

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u/AK68Whiskey 12d ago

Pardon me, PASS THE MASH

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u/nipplesaurus 12d ago

It caught on in a flash

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u/WiseOldDuck 12d ago

Wrong dance the BIRD is the WERD

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u/Snoo9648 12d ago

When Mike tyson tries to dance on halloween, he does the: ^

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u/smilingmike415 12d ago

Indeed! Some decorum please, Sir!

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u/One_Load254 12d ago

Someone is getting some special education