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Article #33Re: help
From: Mike Michelson
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 07:35
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 07:35
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If you only take one ball there is a 3/5 or 60% chanch it will be red, you loose. There is a 40% chanch it will be blue, you win. Don't play! I'm not sure of the rule if you take two. What if you get a red and a blue? Is it a push? "P" <pjferreira@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:rVAc8.41$e63.895015@newsserver.ip.pt... > I Kow it's simple, but I need Help > > I have a box, it has 5 balls: 3 red, 2 blue > I can take how many I want, and stop anytime. > If I take a blue win $10, red loose $10 > should I play? > > More than result, how to resolve? > >
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