06-11-2003, 02:10 AM
If you put one white ball alone in one jar, and all the other balls in the other jar, you have just under a 75% chance of winning, as the author of the thread already stated. In that case, you would have a 100% chance if you picked the jar with only one ball, and a 49/99 chance if you choose the other. Since you have an equal chance to pick either one, your odds would be (100% + 49/99%)/2, which is as I said just under 75%.
As I mentioned, this was in the original post. No one says you have to have the right answer to post, but make sure you read through everything a little closer next time, perhaps :P.
gekko
As I mentioned, this was in the original post. No one says you have to have the right answer to post, but make sure you read through everything a little closer next time, perhaps :P.
gekko
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