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Old 23rd October 2002, 23:50   #1 (permalink)
qrac
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The Ultimate Brainteaser [edited]

here's a brainteaser that some swedes didn't like the answer to:

Imagine that the set of Monty Hall's game show Let's Make a Deal has three closed doors. Behind one of these doors is a car; behind the other two are goats. The contestant does not know where the car is, but Monty Hall does.

The contestant picks a door and Monty opens one of the remaining doors, one he knows doesn't hide the car. If the contestant has already chosen the correct door, Monty is equally likely to open either of the two remaining doors.

After Monty has shown a goat behind the door that he opens, the contestant is always given the option to switch doors. What should the contestant do and why?

Last edited by qrac; 24th October 2002 at 13:07.
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