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Old 10-November-2005, 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by snarkophilus
This isn't true. The fact that you chose ball number 7 doesn't say anything about which urn is which.
Answers like this always depend on the "rules". I'm reminded of the great Monte Hall puzzle, in which you are shown three doors, one of which is a grand prize and the other two are goats. After you choose one door, Monte reveals another door has a goat behind it. Then he asks you if you want to change your choice to the remaining door. Is there a reason to do it?

Depending on the "rules" governing what Monte does, the chance of the new door being the grand prize will either be 1/2 or 2/3. It's pointless to argue about which is correct until you know Monte's rules. (And given the way Monte normally works, the rules indicate the answer will be 2/3).
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