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Richard Kelly

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Re: Re: Maths question
Posted: May 25, 2007 11:21 AM
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<BigMama> wrote in message news:4656fddd@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
> "Bart Goddard" <goddardbe@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns993B680F8975Agoddardb@64.209.0.95...
>

>> The first time he walks into the room,
>> he sees only door 47 and door 61 unopened. He chooses a door and
>> gets a car or a goat. The next time he walks into the room, he sees
>> only door 36 and door 75 unopened. He chooses a door and gets a car
>> or a goat. If he plays _this_ game a lot, he'll win a car about 1/2
>> the time.

>
> Exactly! It astounds me that some people have a hard time comprehending!


This part of the thread is referring to a different situation than the
original post. It is you who is not comprehending the original problem.




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