Monty hall
- 31. The usual* answer is
that the final choice is
just a random guess.
*underestimate
- 73. it cannot be the case
that each has a chance
of one in three.
- 100. the chance that our initial
guess is correct was
50% in the first place.
- 126. In the last example,
the essence of the
puzzle is much clearer.
- 133. then the chance that our
initial guess is correct
indeed rises to one in two.
- 139. (A simple Google search will get you
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There’s even a book devoted on it.)
- 140. (If you enjoyed this puzzle, you can
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