if we rotate again prob. of bullet is 1/3. and if we pull the trigger then prob of bullet will be 1/4. so its safe to pull the trigger without rotation.
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Anika Jain <anika.jai...@gmail.com> wrote: > henry will give the answer that will favour to save him.. so if rotated > then probab. of getting safe is 2/3=0.666 > and if not rotated then probab. of getting safe is 3/4=0.75 so its better > to not to rotate.. > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:36 AM, Arpit Sood <soodfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> +1 to Kunal's post >> >> i think if you rotate again prob. of getting shot is 1/3 and not 1/2 >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:56 PM, sunny agrawal >> <sunny816.i...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> @Douglas >>> i don't understand your probablity analysis >>> but still for Rotate again as in your analysis 2/6+1/6 = 1/2 >>> pull the triiger again is still better >>> >>> although my thinking was same as kunal explained >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Douglas Diniz <dgdi...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Six-chambered revolver, so 2 bullets in sequence is the same as 1 >>>> bullet in Five-chambered. >>>> So, pull the trigger again = 1/5 + 1/5 = 2/5 (to die) >>>> Rotate again = 2/6 + 1/6 = 1/3 (to die) >>>> >>>> So, is better to rotate again >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Kunal Patil <kp101...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Assuming everything is unbiased: >>>> > probability of the next slot to contain a bullet (given, first was >>>> empty) >>>> > would be (1/4) = 0.25 >>>> > After spinning: prob(bullet) = (2/6) = 0.334... >>>> > We want to minimize the probability... >>>> > thus answer should be just to pull the trigger again.. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Piyush Sinha < >>>> ecstasy.piy...@gmail.com> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> ignore the above answer....it shouldn't rotate again... >>>> >> >>>> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Piyush Sinha < >>>> ecstasy.piy...@gmail.com> >>>> >> wrote: >>>> >>> >>>> >>> should rotate again.. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:12 PM, sunny agrawal < >>>> sunny816.i...@gmail.com> >>>> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Pull the Trigger Again ?? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Lavesh Rawat < >>>> lavesh.ra...@gmail.com> >>>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver - 13 June >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> Henry has been caught stealing cattle, and is brought into town >>>> for >>>> >>>>> justice. 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