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door #'s: 1 2 3 |
door #'s: 1 2 3 |
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doors: O O O |
doors: O O O |
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probability |
probability: 1/3 1/3 1/3 |
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okay each door has a 1/3 chance; but the two on the left have 66% chance. |
okay each door has a 1/3 chance; but the two on the left have 66% chance. |
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So now say we pick one for example, door 3 okay so we say that it has a 33% chance. |
So now say we pick one for example, door 3 okay so we say that it has a 33% chance. |
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and i was looking at using this with big numbers like 10 doors so: we have ten doors |
and i was looking at using this with big numbers like 10 doors so: we have ten doors |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
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O O O O O O O O O O |
O O O O O O O O O O |
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each one has a 10% chance |
each one has a 10% chance |
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now say we open door 9, at this point, you only have a 1 in 10 chance of getting it right. now next step: |
now say we open door 9, at this point, you only have a 1 in 10 chance of getting it right. now next step: |
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lets say we open all the doors except for door 7 and door 9 so looking at this problem with all the doors you would think it's in door 7, BUT thats not true now we just have two doors: |
lets say we open all the doors except for door 7 and door 9 so looking at this problem with all the doors you would think it's in door 7, BUT thats not true now we just have two doors: |
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7 9 |
7 9 |
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O O |
O O |
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okay and now they both have a 50/50 chance. |
okay and now they both have a 50/50 chance. |
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