henry will give the answer that will favour to save him.. so if rotated then probab. of getting safe is 2/3=0.666 and if not rotated then probab. of getting safe is 3/4=0.75 so its better to not to rotate..
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:36 AM, Arpit Sood <[email protected]> wrote: > +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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