+1 to Kunal's post i think if you rotate again prob. of getting shot is 1/3 and not 1/2
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:56 PM, sunny agrawal <[email protected]>wrote: > @Douglas > i don't understand your probablity analysis > but still for Rotate again as in your analysis 2/6+1/6 = 1/2 > pull the triiger again is still better > > although my thinking was same as kunal explained > > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Douglas Diniz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Six-chambered revolver, so 2 bullets in sequence is the same as 1 >> bullet in Five-chambered. >> So, pull the trigger again = 1/5 + 1/5 = 2/5 (to die) >> Rotate again = 2/6 + 1/6 = 1/3 (to die) >> >> So, is better to rotate again >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Kunal Patil <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Assuming everything is unbiased: >> > probability of the next slot to contain a bullet (given, first was >> empty) >> > would be (1/4) = 0.25 >> > After spinning: prob(bullet) = (2/6) = 0.334... >> > We want to minimize the probability... >> > thus answer should be just to pull the trigger again.. >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Piyush Sinha <[email protected] >> > >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> ignore the above answer....it shouldn't rotate again... >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Piyush Sinha < >> [email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> should rotate again.. >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:12 PM, sunny agrawal < >> [email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Pull the Trigger Again ?? >> >>>> >> >>>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Lavesh Rawat < >> [email protected]> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver - 13 June >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Henry has been caught stealing cattle, and is brought into town for >> >>>>> justice. The judge is his ex-wife Gretchen, who wants to show him >> some >> >>>>> sympathy, but the law clearly calls for two shots to be taken at >> Henry from >> >>>>> close range. To make things a little better for Henry, Gretchen >> tells him >> >>>>> she will place two bullets into a six-chambered revolver in >> successive >> >>>>> order. She will spin the chamber, close it, and take one shot. If >> Henry is >> >>>>> still alive, she will then either take another shot, or spin the >> chamber >> >>>>> again before shooting. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Henry is a bit incredulous that his own ex-wife would carry out the >> >>>>> punishment, and a bit sad that she was always such a rule follower. >> He >> >>>>> steels himself as Gretchen loads the chambers, spins the revolver, >> and pulls >> >>>>> the trigger. Whew! It was blank. 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