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Old 04-05-2012, 04:52 PM
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7) Doug's girlfriend must either be........
a) on the rag and he doesn't want to be bothered
b) out of town for the holiday weekend
c) on the way to Subway to secure dinner for her king
d) they are no longer together
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:11 PM
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7) Doug's girlfriend must either be........
a) on the rag and he doesn't want to be bothered
b) out of town for the holiday weekend
c) on the way to Subway to secure dinner for her king
d) they are no longer together
She has class until 8pm tonight and she works full time. I get a ton of free time.

But yeah, everything is going swell between us.




Anyway, how'd you do on the test? Anyone who couldn't get number three right is hopeless.
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:17 PM
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Just when I thought I knew how to calculate a parlay..
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:26 PM
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:29 PM
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Your wording on a couple of the questions was pretty poor.

For instance, in question #1, even though I think I understood what you were trying to ask, the way the question was worded, well, obviously $48 for $2 is greater than even money.

#2. If a Moss pt is 2.73 Bsf pts, then rest assured, a 72 Moss would be much higher than 43ish.
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:54 PM
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#2. If a Moss pt is 2.73 Bsf pts, then rest assured, a 72 Moss would be much higher than 43ish.
Read the question again...

"A Moss Pace Figure of 56 is equal to a Beyer figure of 0. A Moss Pace figure of 100 is equal to a Beyer figure of 120.12

Each Moss Pace figure point is equal to 2.73 Beyer Points. A Moss Pace figure of 72 equals a Beyer figure of what?

A) 38.22 B) 43.68 C) 82.18 D) 91.44"


A Moss Pace Fig of 56 equals a Beyer of 0.

A Moss Pace Fig of 57 equals a Beyer of 2.73

58 = 5.46
59= 8.19
60= 10.92
61= 13.65
72= 43.68
100 = 120.14

The Moss scale was setup that way so horses didn't run a bunch of negative figures in slower paced races.
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:58 PM
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For instance, in question #1, even though I think I understood what you were trying to ask, the way the question was worded, well, obviously $48 for $2 is greater than even money.
Here is the question again ...

"1. Willyconker wins and pays $23.00 to win. 0.80-to-1 favorite Mr Commons finishes 2nd. The $2 exacta returns $48.00

True or false -- people who bet Willyconker to win could have had better than even money odds on Mr. Commons beating the remainder of the field for 2nd place in an exacta wager?"

People who bet Willyconker to win recieved $23 for $2. If Mr. Commons was exactly even money odds to beat the remainder of the field for 2nd place ... the exacta would have paid exactly $46.00
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Old 04-05-2012, 06:03 PM
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This test was culturally biased...
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Old 04-05-2012, 07:01 PM
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This test was culturally biased...
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Old 04-06-2012, 09:43 AM
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Here is the question again ...

"1. Willyconker wins and pays $23.00 to win. 0.80-to-1 favorite Mr Commons finishes 2nd. The $2 exacta returns $48.00

True or false -- people who bet Willyconker to win could have had better than even money odds on Mr. Commons beating the remainder of the field for 2nd place in an exacta wager?"

People who bet Willyconker to win recieved $23 for $2. If Mr. Commons was exactly even money odds to beat the remainder of the field for 2nd place ... the exacta would have paid exactly $46.00
Doesn't the math on this vary based on the pools? I get the math in theory but I was under the impression that one pool had very little (perception) mathematical effect on the other.
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Old 04-06-2012, 10:04 AM
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perfect score Thank the RTIP for that lol

though I had to make an educated guess for the last question... I became very bored halfway through the math.
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Old 04-05-2012, 06:02 PM
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Just when I thought I knew how to calculate a parlay..
Here is the question:

5. Boldly wins the first leg of the pick 3 and pays $25.00 - Sing It Again wins the second leg and pays $10.00 - Tap'n My Toes wins the third leg and pays $60.00 What would the 3-race win parlay pay?

A.) $3,750 B) $15,000 C) $7,500 D) $95.00


If you bet $2 to win on Boldly you would get $25.00

If you bet that $25 to win on Sing It Again ... $25 on a 4/1 shot gets you back $125

If you bet $125 to win on Tap'n My Toes ... a $125 win bet on a horse who pays $60 gets you $3,750

Thus, the answer is A.
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