Riddle. come on math people

[yoda291]

ok, let's use an extreme example here:

let's say you get to pick from 1000 doors. Only 1 door has a prize behind it. Now, you select a door. The odds are 1/1000 that you have the correct door (really crappy odds). Now I ask you the question: do you have the right door? Odds are that you don't. That's essentially what's happening here except they're doing it with a switch instead of a question.

as far as the envelopes, if you added that there were 40 or 50 guys with a pair of envelopes, should you always or never switch, that's a different question.

 

[desteffy]

bump for edit

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: Zanix
I thought riddles required thinking. This is just chance.

It's like the lidocane powder in the goblets "battle of wits".

Surely I cannot drink the drink in front of me, so therefore I must drink the drink in front of you! BUT...

😀

Great movie.

 

[aplefka]

And why does this say "come on math people"? What do math people have to do with anything? It's not like it's truly odds, it's all chance.

 

[TheNinja]

Depends on the amount. If it was $200 or more. I'd just keep it. If it was less I'd trade it in. I'd give up $100 if I thought I could win $200 and the worst I'd end up with would be 50 bucks. But if I got $500 I'd just keep it.

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: aplefka
And why does this say "come on math people"? What do math people have to do with anything? It's not like it's truly odds, it's all chance.

Uh... maybe you could explain the difference to this 'math person'.

 

[her209]

So would you have to file the money recieved as income come tax time?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: her209
So would you have to file the money recieved as income come tax time?

Yes, but it wouldn't count as earned income for Roth IRA requirements 🙁

Buy VFINX, be happy!

 

[Dessert Tears]

Originally posted by: TheNinja
Depends on the amount. If it was $200 or more. I'd just keep it. If it was less I'd trade it in. I'd give up $100 if I thought I could win $200 and the worst I'd end up with would be 50 bucks. But if I got $500 I'd just keep it.

This is on the right track. There might have been an earlier post, but the Monty Hall BS is overwhelming.

 

[ShadowBlade]

Originally posted by: gar3555
I'd just punch you in the mouth, and take both envelopes