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« on: November 07, 2011, 06:16:12 PM »
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Re: answer this question
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2011, 07:33:13 PM »
Why.. that would depend on how many correct answers there were.  If there were 4 correct answers, you'd have 100% chance.  If there were 3, and you only had to pick one, then you'd be at 75% chance and so forth.

considering that all the answers seemed wrong logically, the chances would be 0%, but that's not an answer.

oh yeah.. i should write down the logic behind it before i forget.  Logically, since there are 4 answers, you would have a 25% chance of guessing the correct answer; however, there are two 25% answers (A and D) so that would make 50% the correct answer (2 correct answers out of 4) which is B, but since B is only one out of 4 answers, you're back to 25% again.  Contradictions in the answers make the chances of getting the right answer 0% since contradictions can not exist if there is to be one correct answer.


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Re: answer this question
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2011, 11:55:15 PM »
there are two 25% answers, so 50% looks like a good probability, 60%? huh, and if I say C, it's only cause i'm hung up on the 25's so 1 out of 4, final answer!

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Re: answer this question
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2011, 12:50:49 AM »
Can't be 25% though, because there are two of them and 2 out of 4 is 50%



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Re: answer this question
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2011, 12:55:57 AM »
i know but i only get to choose one answer out of the four so i chose 1 out of 4 ;)



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Re: answer this question
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2011, 11:39:16 AM »
What's the difference between choice 1 and choice 4?



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Re: answer this question
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2011, 11:41:32 AM »
C.  60%


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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2011, 11:45:24 AM »
E.) Both A and D



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Re: answer this question
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2011, 01:13:57 PM »
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Re: answer this question
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2011, 08:55:43 PM »
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Re: answer this question
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2011, 12:07:10 PM »
there is no answer its a paradox, picking a or d means you get 50% chance of getting it right meaning the correct answer would be B, so meaning a and d is wrong,   picking b means saying a and d is wrong but making a and d correct, hence the paradox.


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Re: answer this question
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2011, 12:13:39 PM »
funny, this brings back HS memories..."when in doubt choose C"  ;D



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Re: answer this question
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2011, 02:39:43 PM »
there is no answer its a paradox, picking a or d means you get 50% chance of getting it right meaning the correct answer would be B, so meaning a and d is wrong,   picking b means saying a and d is wrong but making a and d correct, hence the paradox.

So, that's why there's no difference between Choice 1 and Choice 4. I see.



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Re: answer this question
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2011, 04:33:19 PM »
there is no answer its a paradox, picking a or d means you get 50% chance of getting it right meaning the correct answer would be B, so meaning a and d is wrong,   picking b means saying a and d is wrong but making a and d correct, hence the paradox.
So you agree with me.   O0



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