The Roman Scouts
Friday, September 30th, 2016“Secundus, send seven scouts to gather intelligence about the positions of the barbarians!” barked generalis Clavdius Maximus to his centurion Celerem Secundus.
“Ave generalis, iam facta est.” Celerem Secundus ran off to dispatch seven scouts into the thick woods.
…These barbarians are primitive rabble. These tribus Germanicus will never develop a civilization as technically advanced as ours.
Clavdius Maximus wondered how many scouts would reappear. Lately only six out of ten scouts had found their way back to report what they had seen. The barbarians were very clever at spotting Roman scouts and would dispatch them quickly.
…Would at least five of the seven return?
What do you figure is the probability of at least five of the seven scouts reporting back?