Chapter 1 Problem 7 missing cases
charmedrabbit opened this issue · comments
I believe there are a couple missing cases for problem 7 in chapter 1 (counting chess wins), part c (src/chapters/1/sections/counting/problems/7.tex). In particular I think you miss the cases for "A" winning 2 games and drawing 4 (with the last game being a win), and the case for "A" winning the last game and drawing the first 6.
Combinatorics is very difficult for me to get correct, so I could be wrong about this. That said, my reasoning is the following:
In order to last 7 games, "A" must achieve their last point (a win or a draw) on game 7.
In order to get 4 points, "A" must win 4 games, or win 3 and draw 2, or win 2 and draw 4, or win 1 and draw 6.
For the case of winning 4, the last must be a win, leaving
For the case of winning 3, the last can be a win, leaving
For the case of winning 2, the last can be a win (I think you missed this), leaving
Finally, for the case of winning 1, the last can be a win (I think you missed this), leaving
Yes, the answer to this question should be 267 (source edx course) but comes to 236 in this soultion.