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OneBuckeye

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Nov 4, 2011 2:39 PM
If you choose an answer to this question at random, what is the chance you will be right?

A 25%
B 50%
C 0%
D 25%
Nov 4, 2011 2:39pm
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Iliketurtles

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Nov 4, 2011 2:42 PM
C.

When in doubt always choose C.

#standardizetestteachinginhighschool.
Nov 4, 2011 2:42pm
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justincredible

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Nov 4, 2011 2:43 PM
Initial thought is 33% but that's probably wrong.
Nov 4, 2011 2:43pm
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hoops23

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Nov 4, 2011 2:44 PM
50%

2 answers are the same

/win
Nov 4, 2011 2:44pm
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Devils Advocate

Brudda o da bomber

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Nov 4, 2011 2:50 PM
fitty
Nov 4, 2011 2:50pm
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Heretic

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Nov 4, 2011 2:51 PM
I will be right 100 percent of the time. Mainly because the question is vague enough that I've determined that whatever I pick to be the answer is the ONLY answer. So fuck this question.
Nov 4, 2011 2:51pm
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FatHobbit

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Nov 4, 2011 2:54 PM
Are we to assume one of the answers is the correct answer?
Nov 4, 2011 2:54pm
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Iliketurtles

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Nov 4, 2011 2:58 PM
FatHobbit;957944 wrote:Are we to assume one of the answers is the correct answer?
The burden of proof is on you bro.
Nov 4, 2011 2:58pm
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FatHobbit

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Nov 4, 2011 2:59 PM
Iliketurtles;957949 wrote:The burden of proof is on you bro.
YOU made the statement, not me. So the burden of proof is clearly on YOU!
Nov 4, 2011 2:59pm
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sleeper

Legend

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Nov 4, 2011 3:00 PM
None of the above.
Nov 4, 2011 3:00pm
F

Fred Garvin

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Nov 4, 2011 3:05 PM
33%.
Nov 4, 2011 3:05pm
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se-alum

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Nov 4, 2011 3:22 PM
We did this in college. It's unanswerable since any option you choose creates a contradiction, therefore making it incorrect.
Nov 4, 2011 3:22pm
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OneBuckeye

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Nov 4, 2011 3:46 PM
I think the answer to the question is 33% although the internets does not seem to have a consensus answer.
Nov 4, 2011 3:46pm
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karen lotz

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Nov 4, 2011 3:58 PM
I will wait to answer until that one guy who said there were two answers to the 1+1+1+1...etc question shows up.
Nov 4, 2011 3:58pm
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Nov 4, 2011 4:04 PM
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Nov 4, 2011 4:04pm
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Nov 4, 2011 5:11 PM
I think its 50% ... you can eliminate 0%, because one of the answers must be correct, thus making that answer impossible. That leaves only two numbers, 25% and 50%. So you have a 1-in-2 chance.
Nov 4, 2011 5:11pm
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se-alum

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Nov 4, 2011 5:15 PM
If C is the correct answer, then it can't be correct because you had greater than a 0% chance. If you choose A or D, those are also wrong because that would mean you actually had a 50% chance. If you choose B, that makes it wrong because you would only actually have a 25% chance. Every answer creates a contradiction, therefore making every answer incorrect.
Nov 4, 2011 5:15pm
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DeadliestWarrior34

gooby pls

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Nov 4, 2011 5:22 PM
It depends on which type of math you use
Nov 4, 2011 5:22pm
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DeadliestWarrior34

gooby pls

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Nov 4, 2011 5:24 PM
se-alum;958002 wrote:We did this in college. It's unanswerable since any option you choose creates a contradiction, therefore making it incorrect.
Nov 4, 2011 5:24pm
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Nov 4, 2011 7:58 PM
Heretic;957936 wrote:I will be right 100 percent of the time. Mainly because the question is vague enough that I've determined that whatever I pick to be the answer is the ONLY answer. So fuck this question.
For me its the opposite results, I am always wrong, even if the question is, "If you pick A, you will be correct"
Nov 4, 2011 7:58pm