Thread 937531930

How smart is /b/?

>>937531930 (OP)
quite good

1/3

What do I get?

>>937531930 (OP)
If both coins are flipped at the same time: 33.33%
If they are flipped in succession: 50%

um %1. amirite?

>>937532194
You are an idiot.

>>937532592
How?

>>937532592
You need to word the problem better.

Oops, coin stuck in anus

>>937531930 (OP)
depends

>>937532630
Because it makes no difference. The answer is the same. You are stupid.

>>937532648
>hurrrr
Idiot.

>>937531930 (OP)
Im not smart enough to answer this without using almost any effort.

>>937533027
I'm an idiot because the problem is worded poorly?
You should be more clear on when the coins are tossed.

>>937533151
You're an idiot because the wording is fine and when the coins are tossed makes no difference to the answer, you fucking idiot.

>>937533263
If the wording is fine then why does it generate so much confusion?
You sound like one of those shitty teachers who blames their students because the entire class is failing.

>>937531930 (OP)
Impossible to answer due to wording. Answer could be 1/4, 1/3, or 1/2, depending on interpretation of question.

>>937532194
>If they are flipped in succession: 50%
If someone flips two coins at the same time, doesn't show them to you and they look at both of them and see 1 or 2 heads they can say "at least one is heads", likewise they can flip two coins in succession look at them and say the same thing if they see 1 or 2 heads. that's why it doesn't make a difference.

>>937533294
>why does it generate so much confusion?
It doesn't. You're just a fucking idiot.

>>937533343
Oh really? Ask AI

Yes, you're a fucking idiot too.

>>937533263
dumbass just repeating a question he found online to look smart without actually understanding it
if the first coin is heads then it's a 1/2 chance, if the state of the coin is unknown then it's 1/3, probability has no memory

>>937533611
>if the first coin is heads then it's a 1/2 chance
you're not told the first coin is heads though. you're just told at least one is heads. Thats not the same thing

>>937533651
hence there being multiple answers to account for the missing information

>>937533651
I don’t think the order matters.

>>937533740
Im assuming you mean the order of HT and TH? You don't necessarily need to believe it. You can easily grab two coins and try this to see how it comes out to 1/3

>>937533715
You fucking retard.

>>937533740
What do you think the answer is?

>>937533801
Don't expect these fucking idiots to actually try it for themselves.

There are 4 states possible, HH, TT, HT, TH
each with 1/4 chance of occurring. The question eliminates the TT state, so only the states of HH, HT, and TH are possible. Each has a 1/3 chance of occurring. Therefore the answer is 1/3 for HH.