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The Infamous Door Game
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The door game, You're a contestant on a gameshow in which you have 3 door, 2 of which behind them are goats and 1 of which is a new car. You choose door #1. The Host looks arrogantly at you and says "Let us see what is behind door #2!" Behind door number 2 sits a white and black goat. The Host looks back to you and says "would you like to switch your answer from door #1 to door #3? Or would you like to keep door #1?"


So heres the Question.... Switch or not to switch?










ANSWER:

This is known as the MONTY HALL PROBLEM. Okay, so the short answer is Switch. I will explain. Those of you who says "Wait a second, its a 50/50 chance that I am right... right?" Well ACTUALLY you are wrong. Think about it like this, What are the chances that the first door you choose is the door with the car? Thats right, 33.3% or 1/3. BUT what are the chances that you have chosen a goat? 66.6 or 2/3. Since it is more likely that the original door you have chosen is a goat, you are better off switching. This is because if there is a 66% chance that you chose a goat, and the host reveals one door with a goat, It is a 66% chance that if you switch your door, It will be the New car. If you want to test it, go here: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]


Hope this briefly entertained you or had a **** moment. Enjoy Confusing ik... tell me if you got it correct or not.


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My uncle's told me something like this before. It's sort of weird.
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Wasn't this in the movie 21? Hahaha.
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nicky2by4 wrote Wasn't this in the movie 21? Hahaha.



yep and in the TV show Numb3rs
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