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Monty Hall problem (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 8 months ago by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Instead of Monty opening the door he knew had a goat, imagine that he combined the contents of both other doors into one, then put a goat behind the door he’d just emptied and opened it. Now is it clear that the remaining door has double the original odds?