I'm basically saying the same thing you are. Answering the question by picking one of the 4 answers cannot be done, both 50% and 25% contradict each other. You're wrong as soon as you pick an answer.
Choose an answer randomly
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If the answer is (b) or (c) it's 25%. If the answer's (a) or (d) it's 50%. So the answer is dependent on the probability of the answer, being 1/3.
So, I figured:
1/3 x 2/4 = 2/12
1/3 x 1/4 = 1/12
1/3 x 1/4 = 1/12
= 1/3 or 1 in 3
My daughter, who's smarter than me, says there's no question.
So, I figured:
1/3 x 2/4 = 2/12
1/3 x 1/4 = 1/12
1/3 x 1/4 = 1/12
= 1/3 or 1 in 3
My daughter, who's smarter than me, says there's no question.
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The question does not appear to be stated. What question are you answering?
My daughter agrees, lol! I was answering what I thought was a hypothetical question relating to the probability of selecting one of the given answers. I assumed the question was irrelevant.
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If you were to choose an answer randomly, what are the chances that:
a) thread results in namecalling, banning and locking
b) 66%
c) green
d) Rick Astley
f) all of the above except for e)
a) thread results in namecalling, banning and locking
b) 66%
c) green
d) Rick Astley
f) all of the above except for e)
I thought so as well. Either the riddle is just poorly worded(thus making you correct) or worded that way as a trick. This isn't the first time anybody's seen a seemingly unanswerable question on a legitimate multiple choice test.
