Here's a maths problem for you on pi day...

RonB
RonB Posts: 3,984
edited March 2013 in The cake stop
Ok folks, see how you get on with this one.

If you randomly choose an answer to this question what are the chances you will be correct? a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 25%

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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    The answer is e) there was no winner in 2001, it was cancelled due to foot and mouth.
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  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    RonB wrote:
    If you randomly choose an answer to this question what are the chances you will be correct? a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 25%

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  • AchillesLeftKnee
    AchillesLeftKnee Posts: 713
    Oh, thanks for ruining my evening. The best I can come up with is 0%, because...

    Logically, it can't be just a) or d) because they're both a 25% chance, which would mean there's a 50% chance, but given that there's already a 50% chance, thereby meaning 75% them are correct, 75% would be the right answer... except that would make the answer 100%.... which isn't an option, so they're all incorrect. 0% chance.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    I like your style. But if you make 0% option (c) then you're really stuffed.
  • tim_wand
    tim_wand Posts: 2,552
    I d say 50% because you'd either by right or wrong.
  • airbag
    airbag Posts: 201
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  • AchillesLeftKnee
    AchillesLeftKnee Posts: 713
    RonB wrote:
    I like your style. But if you make 0% option (c) then you're really stuffed.
    I think that's the point where I'd have to claim that you didn't explicitly state that it was a multiple choice question thereby turning it into a philosophy question, so...

    Q) If you randomly choose an answer to this question what are the chances you will be correct?
    A) My chances of being correct would be 100%, unless you can conclusively prove otherwise.
    Mangeur
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Maybe none of the four available answers are correct. They could all be wrong.
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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    It's a paradox that can't be answered correctly.

    Off to work now.........
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  • Mccaria
    Mccaria Posts: 869
    42

    Assume its a 1:4 chance on a 4 option multiple choice question, which indicates a 25% chance. Then of course there are two answers of 25% which then increases the possibility to 50%' which is or course then a 1:4 chance so your are back to a 25% chance. And so life goes on. Accordingly I will stick to 42 as the answer to everything.

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