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Zepler [3.9K]
3 years ago
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Three players enter a room and a red or blue hat is placed on each person's head. The color of each hat is determined by a coin

toss, with the outcome of one coin toss having no effect on the others. Each person can see the other players' hats but not his own. No communication of any sort is allowed, except for an initial strategy session before the game begins. Once they have had a chance to look at the other hats, the players must simultaneously guess the color of their own hats or pass. The group shares a hypothetical $3 million prize if at least one player guesses correctly and no players guess incorrectly. One obvious strategy for the players, for instance, would be for one player to always guess "red" while the other players pass. a. What is the expected amount of money the players win following the above strategy? b. Suggest a different strategy and compute the expected win for it.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Drupady [299]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

If you take into account all probabilities, and work on a strategy, rather than individual guesses, you can increase the probability.

 

Here are the possible outcomes:

 

BBB

BBR

BRB

BRR

RBB

RBR

RRB

RRR

 

If you use the strategy:

If a person sees a blue and a red, they pass;

If a person sees a blue and a blue, they guess red;

If a person sees a red and a red, they guess blue;

The probability comes out like this:

 

 

(B=blue, R=red, P=pass)

 

actual   guess   correct?

BBB RRR no

BBR PPR yes

BRB PRP yes

BRR BPP yes

RBB RPP yes

RBR PBP yes

RRB PPB yes

RRR BBB no

 

As you can see, this is a 6/8, or 75% chance of being correct.

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