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33%?
E) None of the above
Well, I would have to say...B) 50%But after reading about the Three Prisoners problem, I'm quite prepared to be proven wrong. :)
Drat. I mucked up the Three Prisoners link in my previous comment. For anyone interested, it's actually http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Prisoners_problem. Well worth a read.
Ouch. My brain hurts. Is not answering a possible answer?
Hi Amanda:You can only be either Right or wrong so I would say the answer is B)Peace and clear skies!7718
B) 50% ?? Because you have 1 in 4 chance to get it right, and 2 of the answers are 25% lol... maths was never my strong point!
I'm no logician, but I don't think the question even makes any sense. It' seems to be the grammatical equivalent of an M.C. Escher picture!
its like quantum statistics - by picking an answer, you change the outcome. it makes my brain hurt. it's a simple, yet brilliant little problem.
33%?
ReplyDeleteE) None of the above
ReplyDeleteWell, I would have to say...
ReplyDeleteB) 50%
But after reading about the Three Prisoners problem, I'm quite prepared to be proven wrong. :)
Drat. I mucked up the Three Prisoners link in my previous comment. For anyone interested, it's actually http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Prisoners_problem. Well worth a read.
ReplyDeleteOuch. My brain hurts. Is not answering a possible answer?
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda:
ReplyDeleteYou can only be either Right or wrong so I would say the answer is B)
Peace and clear skies!
7718
B) 50% ?? Because you have 1 in 4 chance to get it right, and 2 of the answers are 25% lol... maths was never my strong point!
ReplyDeleteI'm no logician, but I don't think the question even
ReplyDeletemakes any sense. It' seems to be the grammatical equivalent of an M.C. Escher picture!
its like quantum statistics - by picking an answer, you change the outcome.
ReplyDeleteit makes my brain hurt.
it's a simple, yet brilliant little problem.