Hi Lawry,
Okay my guess is that you have more milk in mug one then
coffee in mug two. They both were teaspoons but the milk was
pure milk and the coffee was diluted so part of that teaspoon contains
milk.
right?
Erin
>Hi, Erin,
>
>No, it is not a trick question...and it is a little more challenging than it
>may seem at first.
>
>Have fun,
>Lawry
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk
>> [mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk]On Behalf Of Erin Noonan
>> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:23 AM
>> To: moq_discuss@moq.org
>> Subject: RE: MD A new puzzle...
>>
>>
>> Is this a trick question or joke?
>> It's mug one.
>>
>> :
>> >
>> >You have two mugs, equal in volume. Mug One is nearly filled with Coffee.
>> >Mug Two is nearly filled with Milk. The volume of the milk equals that of
>> >the coffee. You take one teaspoon of Milk from Mug Two and stir it
>> >thoroughly into the Coffee in Mug One. You then take one teaspoon of the
>> >liquid from Mug One and put it into Mug Two.
>> >
>> >Do you end up with more Coffee in Mug Two than Milk in Mug One, or vice
>> >versa?
>> >
>> >Have fun.
>> >
>> >Lawry
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk
>> >> [mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk]On Behalf Of Jonathan B. Marder
>> >> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 8:25 AM
>> >> To: moq_discuss@moq.org
>> >> Subject: RE: MD Let's Make a Deal
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi Rick, Erin, Glenn,
>> >>
>> >> I've been in a discussion on this before. The fact that Monty provides
>> >> new information DOES change the statistics. You now know that
>> door #1 is
>> >> worthless, so the stats are as they would be if you knew that in the
>> >> first place - it's 50/50 on door #2 vs. #3.
>> >>
>> >> The interesting thing about the previous debate I saw on this was that
>> >> nobody could agree on the solution . . . until someone ran a
>> simulation
>> >> and confirmed empirically that the chance of guessing right is indeed
>> >> 50%. So much for theory!
>> >>
>> >> Jonathan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ---Original message from Rick [VALENCE] ---
>> >>
>> >> Here's the Setup:
>> >> Imagine you're a contestant on Let's Make a Deal. Monty Hall calls
>> >> you up to the stage and explains the game to you. He tells you there
>> >> are three doors. Door #1. Door #2. And Door #3. Behind two of the
>> >> doors (he won't tell you which of course) are worthless gag prizes, but
>> >> behind the third is a valuable prize (for this group, we'll
>> imagine it's
>> >> an unlimited one-on-one Q&A with Robert Pirsig as he sails you down the
>> >> Hudson River on the Arête).
>> >> Monty asks you choose a door... you pick door #2. Monty
>> says, "Well
>> >> it's a good thing you didn't pick door#1." Door#1 opens and
>> you see one
>> >> of the gag prizes revealed (let's say... a goat in a wheelbarrow).
>> >> Now you're down to your chosen door (door#2) and the remaining door
>> >> (door#3). Monty says, "I'll give you $100 to switch to door#3.... I'll
>> >> give to $200...$300...etc...etc."
>> >>
>> >> Here's the Question:
>> >> Does switching doors improve your odds of winning?
>> >>
>> >> Here's the Possibilities:
>> >> 1. Switching won't help. It's a 50/50 chance. Door #2 or Door #3.
>> >> Switching don't mean diddley.
>> >>
>> >> 2. Switching will help. You started with 3 doors. 2 bad and 1 good.
>> >> Odds are, you picked a bad one to begin with. So odds are, if you
>> >> switch, you're switching to a good one.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Can anyone crack this one for me? Does switching improve the odds?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> thanks,
>> >> rick
>> >>
>> >>
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