Problem Statement
You have a set of cards, each with a number from 1 through 10 printed on it. The values of all
the cards you have are given in
If you randomly select two cards, what are the chances they have the same value?
Definition
- Class:
- PickTwoMatch
- Method:
- chance
- Parameters:
- int[]
- Returns:
- double
- Method signature:
- double chance(int[] cards)
- (be sure your method is public)
Constraints
- cards will contain between 2 and 50 elements, inclusive.
- Each element of cards will be between 1 and 10, inclusive.
Examples
{ 1, 1, 1 }
Returns: 1.0
With all the cards the same value, the two selected are guaranteed to match.
{ 1, 2, 2 }
Returns: 0.3333333333333333
There are three ways to pick two cards, and exactly one of those three gives a match.
{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 }
Returns: 0.0
It's pretty hard to get a match when all the cards are different.
{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 }
Returns: 0.08163265306122448
{ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 }
Returns: 1.0
{1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 }
Returns: 1.0
{1, 1 }
Returns: 1.0
{1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2 }
Returns: 0.4