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No. 920

No. 922

100% gold is heavy so you could easily deduct which box contains gold.

No. 928

im kinds drunk but one in two

No. 933

50%
Because if you already got a gold one then the other one left in the same box is either also gold or silver
Am I smart?

No. 2500

(1/3 2/2) / ((1/3 2/2) + (1/3 * 1/2)) = 1/3?

No. 2503

2/5 chance

No. 2504

>>2503
Same box never mind haha

No. 2513

how do i know it isn't really just fools gold?
how do i know you didn't just paint the balls different colors?
how do i know i'm not dreaming and really i never picked up an actual ball?

No. 2514

2/3

Why is everyone else dodging the question? This kind of question isn't easy enough to merit ironic responses.

No. 2534

2/3

No. 2589

If this is some Monty Hall bullshit I'm going to lose my fuckin gourd. I can't wrap my head around it.

No. 2590

its 50%
theres a given that your first ball is golden, thus the box with just silver balls doesnt exist since you're guaranteed one golden

so you only have 2 boxes and then its just 50/50

No. 2641

>>928
>>933
>>2500
>>2590
>>2589
It's 2/3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand's_box_paradox


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