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Munsey
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 Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:38 am Post subject:
A puzzle...
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Two teams play a best of three series. You bet on each game. How
should you bet so that at the end of the series, regardless of the
outcome, your total winnings is $100 or your total loss is $100. Each
bet is 1:1, that is, for example, if you bet $20, you either win extra
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Rob
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Joined: 20 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:57 am Post subject:
Re: A puzzle...
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First game: Bet 50 on team A
Second game: Bet 50 on team A
if team A wins 2, you win 100
if team A looses 2, you win 100
otherwise you're at 0 for the third game, so
Third game: Bet 100 on either team
-Rob |
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Phil Duby
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Joined: 07 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:16 am Post subject:
Re: A puzzle...
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"Rob" <robertborgersen@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1144288641.315760.147150@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | First game: Bet 50 on team A
Second game: Bet 50 on team A
if team A wins 2, you win 100
if team A looses 2, you win 100
otherwise you're at 0 for the third game, so
Third game: Bet 100 on either team
-Rob
Bet 100 (to win) on any one game, and zero on the others. |
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Rob
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| Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:03 am Post subject:
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lol! true enough! |
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