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Old 11-07-2006, 10:00 AM
Little Fishy Little Fishy is offline
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Default Re: Forgot exam date, make up excuse or take it?

Take it the next morning

reasoning:

you haven't been to class in about a month: likelihood of professor letting you get away with excuse = 60% (if it's a really good excuse)

Expected Grade if you take exam at 10:30 = 75

Expected grade if you postpone exam = 95

Utility associated with 75 = -20

Utility associated with 95 = +25

Utility associated with 0 = -90


Suck it up >=< Make Excuse
(-20)1 >=< (+25)(.40)+(-90)(.60)
-20 > -44

Looks like you'll be unhappy either way, but i say suck it up and take it in the morning
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