196

16243 readers

34 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

367

Probability rule (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

42 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Which is wrong, because you incorrectly assumed there was one correct answer

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

then what's the answer and why

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

There's a 1 in 4 chance so the answer is 25%, but there are 2 "25%"s so 50% is the correct answer, but there is only one "50%" So there's a 1 in 4 chance so the answer is 25%, but there are 2 "25%"s so 50% is the correct answer, but there is only one "50%" So there's a 1 in 4 chance so the answer is 25%, but there are 2 "25%"s so 50% is the correct answer, but there is only one "50%" So there's a 1 in 4 chance so the answer is 25%, but there are 2 "25%"s so 50% is the correct answer, but there is only one "50%" So there's a 1 in 4 chance so the answer is 25%, but there are 2 "25%"s so 50% is the correct answer, but there is only one "50%" So there's a 1 in 4 chance so the answer is 25%, but there are 2 "25%"s so 50% is the correct answer, but there is only one "50%" So there's a 1 in 4 chance so the answer is 25%, but there are 2 "25%"s so 50% is the correct answer, but there is only one "50%" So there's a 1 in 4 chance so the answer is 25%, but there are 2 "25%"s so 50% is the correct answer, but there is only one "50%" So there's a 1 in 4 chance so the answer is 25%, but there are 2 "25%"s so 50% is the correct answer, but there is only one "50%" So there's a 1 in 4 chance so the answer is 25%...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

None of the answers are correct. If the answer were 25%, then it couldn't be 25% because there's a 50% chance of picking it at random, which contradicts our supposition. Similarly the answer cannot be 50% because there's a 25% chance of picking it. The answer isn't 60% because there isn't a 60% chance of picking it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

flawless logic

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

That's correct.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But it's correct because 25 and 50 are there.

Also, prob-a-bil-i-ty.

You don't know the answers when trying to determine it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's not correct, and your knowledge of the answers has nothing to do with my explanation.