Jon Gabriel wrote:
>
> >From: Bryon Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Brin List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Another prisoner's dilemma (the Monty Hall question)
> >Date: Fri, 14 Feb 200
Bryon Daly wrote:
>
>This isn't really a puzzler like the last one, but I find the answer interesting...
>
>The warder comes to a prisoner's cell with 3 boxes and says: "I've placed a
>key in one of these 3 boxes. If you can pick the box it is in, you may go free".
>
No, this is not the correct
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 04:10:58PM -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote:
> There is a 1/3 probability of getting the key with the box you have. After
> the warden shows you his box is empty, the probability of it being in the
> other box becomes 2/3. What I don't understand is why it doesn't now
> become
From: Bryon Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Brin List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Another prisoner's dilemma (the Monty Hall question)
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 15:40:07 -0500
This isn't really a puzzler like the las
This isn't really a puzzler like the last one, but I find the answer interesting...
The warder comes to a prisoner's cell with 3 boxes and says: "I've placed a
key in one of these 3 boxes. If you can pick the box it is in, you may go free".
The prisoner picks a box, then the warden selects a dif
