Subj : Re: efficient way of processing m combinations of n numbers in p sets
To   : comp.programming
From : Mike
Date : Tue Aug 16 2005 09:39 am

:-)  The formula itself is straightforward - maybe I'm making it more
complicated than it needs be.

Obviously any of the 6 horses can win.
oddsN is the odds for horseN, stakeN is the stake placed on horseN

if horseN wins, the loss or gain = (OddsN * stakeN)
-stake1-stake2-stake3-stake4-stake5-stake6.

We then need to vary stakeN for every horseN and record the worst loss
for each set of 6 stakes.  We then use the the best of these "worst"
cases as a basis for placing the bets.

Thanks, Mike.

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