Puzzles
Before continuing, the reader should acquaint himself with Philip’s explanation of the basic form of the Monty Hall problem, as shown in this YouTube video: Intro I just had a very interesting email exchange with a reader named Johan who had some excellent questions about Monty Python-esque probability puzzles. The questions he brought up were [...]
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My friend and I were playing chess the other day, and while he was admiring some birds in the park I pulled a fast one and stuck one of my pieces back on the board. Unfortunately, my new-found criminal career was doomed from the start, for he quickly noticed my deception. “Did you see me [...]
Today’s post is going to be a riddle; I figured it was about time for another one. You and I both have envelopes filled with money. My envelope contains either double or half the amount of money that’s in yours. If you want, I’m going to let you switch envelopes. Should you stay, switch, or [...]
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