You’re at a party with 199 other guests when robbers break in and announce that they are going to rob one of you. They put 199 b

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You’re at a party with 199 other guests when robbers break in and announce that they are going to rob one of you. They put 199 b

lank pieces of paper in a hat, plus one marked "you lose." Each guest must draw, and the person who draws "you lose" will get robbed. The robbers o↵er you the option of drawing first, last, or at any time in between. When would you take your turn?

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Alexeev081 [22] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-24T16:32:35+03:00

Alexeev081 [22]3 years ago

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Answer:

First

Step-by-step explanation:

Since, the probability that the first person pick the paper marked "you lose" is 1/200, which is smaller than the probability of who draws later.