Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Sometimes it's about math
You are on a game show on television. On this game show the idea is to win a car as a prize. The game show host shows you three doors. He says that there is a car behind one of the doors and there are goats behind the other two doors. He asks you to pick a door. You pick a door but the door is not opened. Then the game show host opens one of the doors you didn't pick to show a goat (because he knows what is behind the doors). Then he says that you have one final chance to change your mind before the doors are opened and you get a car or a goat. So he asks you if you want to change your mind and pick the other unopened door instead. What should you do?
by Mark Hadden from The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
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3 comments:
In that situation -- always change your mind! That way the chances of winning rise!
if ı decided to first ı didnt chance my desicion anytime.
demir_firat@hotmail.com
Demir, please elaborate?
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