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turk76
Sep 15, 2012, 12:07 PM
There are three boxes, a box containing two gold coins, a box with two silver coins and a box with one of each. After pulling out one gold coin from one of the boxes, that is % chance that the next coin from that same box will be gold
odinn7
Sep 15, 2012, 12:26 PM
Sounds more like a homework question than a riddle.
teacherjenn4
Sep 15, 2012, 03:00 PM
What did you get for the answer?
turk76
Sep 15, 2012, 03:03 PM
I don't have one yet!
teacherjenn4
Sep 15, 2012, 03:04 PM
You have to try or we can't help you. This is homework help, not get your homework done for you.
turk76
Sep 15, 2012, 03:09 PM
It's been 30 years since I sat behind the desk, this is a question from a uni graduate so help us out
teacherjenn4
Sep 15, 2012, 05:18 PM
After you pull out the one gold coin from one of your three boxes, what do you have left?
Unknown008
Sep 16, 2012, 04:01 AM
Think of it this way:
|GG| |SS| |GS|
3 boxes, G represents a gold coin and S represents a silver coin.
Your first pick in that box was gold. So, it can only be the first or the second box.
IF you have picked the first box, it would be another gold.
IF you have picked the second box, it would be a silver.
What is the probability that you picked the first box (that is, you will get another gold)?