Food for thought - A, B, C, or D?

[Bump]

Originally Posted by cyborgtable

The probability of choosing a correct solution from 4 is 25%. as there are 2 solutions of 25% the probability becomes 50% for this particullar problem.

lol no

[-King-]

A is 25%, if you divide that by C's 60% you get 42%. 42% divided by B's 50% is 84%.

84% on a standard grading scale is a B. So you divide 84% by B's 50% again and get 168%.

But we can't forget 25% for D. 168% x 25% = 42%.

So yeah, trick question. The right answer is 42 which is none of the above.

[cyborgtable]

Originally Posted by -King-

A is 25%, if you divide that by C's 60% you get 42%. 42% divided by B's 50% is 84%.

84% on a standard grading scale is a B. So you divide 84% by B's 50% again and get 168%.

But we can't forget 25% for D. 168% x 25% = 42%.

So yeah, trick question. The right answer is 42 which is none of the above.

OMG I love that

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by -King-

The right answer is 42 which is none of the above.

42 is the answer to everything

[Buck]

Q) Repost

[CoMoChief]

None of the above

You have a 33.333% chance of guessing the right answer.

A&D - 25%
B - 50%
C - 60%

Even though there are 4 choices, 2 of them are the same answer, so really there are only 3 different answers to choose from.

The question has nothing to do with what the answers say other than the 2 that are the same (A & D), the numbers are there to confuse you. It has everything to do with the number of different answers you have to choose from.

There are 3 different answers ...25% 50% and 60% 100 / 3 = 33.333%

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

None of the above

You have a 33.333% chance of guessing the right answer.

A&D - 25%
B - 50%
C - 60%

Even though there are 4 choices, 2 of them are the same answer, so really there are only 3 different answers to choose from.

The question has nothing to do with what the answers say other than the 2 that are the same (A & D), the numbers are there to confuse you. It has everything to do with the number of different answers you have to choose from.

There are 3 different answers ...25% 50% and 60% 100 / 3 = 33.333%

I concluded the same thing, with slightly different logic. Actually, it might be the same logic reworded.

If you assume that the answer is one of the three listed, then...

There's a 25% chance you pick Option A, which has a 33.3% chance of being right. .25*.33 = .08333 chance of being right.

There's a 25% chance you pick Option B, which has a 33.3% chance of being right. .25*.33 = .08333 chance of being right.

There's a 25% chance you pick Option C, which has a 33.3% chance of being right. .25*.33 = .08333 chance of being right.

There's a 25% chance you pick Option D, which has a 33.3% chance of being right. .25*.33 = .08333 chance of being right.

Your odds of being right = .08333+.08333+.08333+.08333 = .333333.

[Bump]

there are contradictions. It's a paradox.

[Bugeater]

OH HELL YES I LOVE A GOOD MATH FIGHT

[cyborgtable]

you have a 2 out of 4 chance of picking it correct, 2/4 *100 = 50%

[CoMoChief]

my god are people this stupid?

the answer is 33.333% NONE OF THE ABOVE

[Bugeater]

Imagine a 747 is sitting on a conveyor belt, as wide and long as a runway. The conveyor belt is designed to exactly match the speed of the wheels, moving in the opposite direction. Can the plane take off?

[Bump]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

my god are people this stupid?

the answer is 33.333% NONE OF THE ABOVE

paradox

and for you to call people "this stupid"

[CoMoChief]

Originally Posted by Bump

paradox

and for you to call people "this stupid"

I just gave you the right answer.

YOU'RE THE DUMBASS!!!