schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoxkcd #3015: D&D Combinatoricsxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #3015: D&D Combinatoricsxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
Look, you can’t complain about this after giving us so many scenarios involving N locked chests and M unlabeled keys. https://explainxkcd.com/3015/
minus-squareSwordInStone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·19 days agoyou will lose. the first arrow has 50% of being cursed the second 4/9 or 5/9.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·19 days agoThat is if he pulled two individually, one after another. Not two at the same time. The odds are two out of ten. There is no simpler way to explain this, I’m sorry if it still isn’t working
you will lose. the first arrow has 50% of being cursed the second 4/9 or 5/9.
That is if he pulled two individually, one after another.
Not two at the same time.
The odds are two out of ten.
There is no simpler way to explain this, I’m sorry if it still isn’t working