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If someone says to you, "I'll bet you $1 that if you give me $2, I will give you $3 in return", would this be a good bet for you to accept?
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FILL THE 5 OZ. AND 11 OZ. CONTAINERS FROM THE 24 OZ. CONTAINER. THIS LEAVES 8 OZ. IN THE 24 OZ. BOTTLE. NEXT EMPTY THE 11 OZ. BOTTLE BY POURING THE CONTENTS INTO THE 13 OZ. BOTTLE. FILL THE 13 OZ. BOTTLE FROM THE 5 OZ. CONTAINER (WITH 2 OZ.) AND PUT THE REMAINING 3 OZ. IN THE 11 OZ. BOTTLE. THIS LEAVES THE 5 OZ. CONTAINER EMPTY. NOW POUR 5 OZ. FROM THE 13 OZ. BOTTLE INTO THE 5 OZ. BOTTLE LEAVING 8 OZ. IN THE 13 OZ. BOTTLE. FINALLY POUR THE 5 OZ. BOTTLE CONTENTS INTO THE 11 OZ. BOTTLE GIVING 8 OZ. IN THIS CONTAINER
NO. THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE YOU LOSE EVEN IF YOU WIN. ASSUMING THE OTHER PERSON IS BEING WISE, THEY WOULD TAKE YOUR $2 AND SAY, "I LOSE", AND GIVE YOU $1 IN RETURN. YOU WIN THE BET, BUT YOU'RE OUT $1
THE MAN DID EXACTLY AS HE SAID HE WOULD AND WROTE "YOUR EXACT WEIGHT" ON THE PAPER
HE JUST DOESN'T TAKE THE BET. THIS GIVES HIM A 100 PERCENT CHANCE OF GETTING THE MONEY HOME. IF HE TAKES THE BET WITH 1 DIE, HE HAS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINNING. IF HE TAKES THE BET WITH 2 DICE HE HAS ABOUT A 56 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINNING. IF HE TAKES THE BET WITH 3 DICE HE HAS ABOUT A 42 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINNING
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