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Subject:	Re: OT: Probability question - Wanna Play?
From:	Phil Anthony <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Phil Anthony <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 2 Mar 2000 17:09:29 -0600
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Tim wrote:

>Wrong.  The odds have not changed!

>With my original card I had a 1 in 52 chance and you had a 51
>in 52 chance - those odds don't change just because you've
>turned over 50 of the cards you have!

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Okay, I swore I wasn't gonna get into this thread, but here I am (sorry,
James).  Tim, sure looks to me like the odds changed to 50/50.  Let me ask
you this:  If a third person came along and picked one of the cards that we
eliminated, would they also have a 1 in 52 chance?

I'm so confused . . .

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