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Fun new probability puzzle (Helpful example)

Posted By: Mike Clapsadle
Date: Saturday, 27 May 2017, at 7:52 a.m.

In Response To: Fun new probability puzzle (Helpful example) (Jeremy Bagai)

Isn't it because in the iterate case, if you choose either the 0 or 6, your odds of survival are a constant 50% since everything is decided on the first shot. You could have said that you were going to pull the trigger six times, and it was still going to be 50/50 whether or not you survived. But if you pick the gun with three bullets, your chances of survival go down with each addition pull.

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