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May 29, 2016 at 19:40 comment added BobRodes @f'' Interesting. I didn't notice that at the time. So, fair enough. Thanks for explaining.
May 29, 2016 at 19:02 comment added f'' The other question asks why it is 1/2 in one case and 1/3 in the other case. This is a duplicate of the 1/3 case.
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Duplicate of How can the "Boy or Girl" paradox be worded unambiguously?
Feb 19, 2015 at 3:34 comment added BobRodes Precisely. It's also referred to as the "three-card swindle" because people use the fact of others not realizing the real probabilities to win bets.
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Feb 18, 2015 at 11:10 comment added Engineer Toast This is a retelling of the classic Bertrand's box paradox. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand%27s_box_paradox
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Feb 17, 2015 at 21:22 comment added BobRodes Nope, not the same. Solution is entirely different.
Feb 17, 2015 at 21:18 comment added user3453281 knee jerk feeling is 1/2 but there has to be a trick. yeah it could be 2/3.
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