Why do you like math?
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I'm an engineer and use crazy math all the time. When I was a kid I was horrible at math. But that was because I didn't try and was not serious about school. However I loved taking stuff apart and building things. When I grew up I realized that if I want to do that stuff for a living I better learn math. So I relearned practically all math starting from algebra 1 all the way to advanced calculus at community college, and learned to love it and be good at it.
Math is very logical. There are always right and wrong answers. Unlike life. Also math is God's language of the universe. What is not to love? Math is like a puzzle that is waiting to be solved. As is the universe.
Math is very logical. There are always right and wrong answers. Unlike life. Also math is God's language of the universe. What is not to love? Math is like a puzzle that is waiting to be solved. As is the universe.
assuming the right answer is in the set { .25, .5, .6 },
and that by "randomly" it is meant "uniform distribution"
we pick:
.25 with prob. 1/2
.5 with prob 1/4
.6 with prob 1/4
therefore:
if .25 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/2, so A and D are incorrect.
if .5 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/4, so B is incorrect.
if .6 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/4, so C is incorrect.
since A, B, C, and D are incorrect, if we choose an answer randomly to that question, the probability we are correct is 0.
and that by "randomly" it is meant "uniform distribution"
we pick:
.25 with prob. 1/2
.5 with prob 1/4
.6 with prob 1/4
therefore:
if .25 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/2, so A and D are incorrect.
if .5 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/4, so B is incorrect.
if .6 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/4, so C is incorrect.
since A, B, C, and D are incorrect, if we choose an answer randomly to that question, the probability we are correct is 0.
assuming the right answer is in the set { .25, .5, .6 },
and that by "randomly" it is meant "uniform distribution"
we pick:
.25 with prob. 1/2
.5 with prob 1/4
.6 with prob 1/4
therefore:
if .25 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/2, so A and D are incorrect.
if .5 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/4, so B is incorrect.
if .6 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/4, so C is incorrect.
since A, B, C, and D are incorrect, if we choose an answer randomly to that question, the probability we are correct is 0.
and that by "randomly" it is meant "uniform distribution"
we pick:
.25 with prob. 1/2
.5 with prob 1/4
.6 with prob 1/4
therefore:
if .25 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/2, so A and D are incorrect.
if .5 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/4, so B is incorrect.
if .6 is correct, we pick it with probability 1/4, so C is incorrect.
since A, B, C, and D are incorrect, if we choose an answer randomly to that question, the probability we are correct is 0.
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Here's what I see
the correct answer was 25% until another 25% answer was added
which then makes the chances 2/4 or 50%
but now since (B) 50% is the only correct answer, this brings the probability back to 25% again so then the correct answer is suddenly no longer (B) at 50%.
Therefore each time a correct answer is added... the probability increases by the amount of correct choices offered thereby nullifying the last probable answer.
So, Yes it appears to be a paradox.
the correct answer was 25% until another 25% answer was added
which then makes the chances 2/4 or 50%
but now since (B) 50% is the only correct answer, this brings the probability back to 25% again so then the correct answer is suddenly no longer (B) at 50%.
Therefore each time a correct answer is added... the probability increases by the amount of correct choices offered thereby nullifying the last probable answer.
So, Yes it appears to be a paradox.
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