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  1. SuperTyke

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    Geniuses of the BBS, anyone know the answer to this?

    If you choose an answer to this question at random what is the probability you will guess the correct answer?
    A. 25%
    B. 0%
    C. 50%
    D. 25%


    Any ideas? I don't know the answer by the way
     
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    33.33333%?
     
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    If i'm understanding the question correctly, it's an unanswerable question.

    There are 4 options so by default it's 25%, however 25% is on there twice, meaning there's a 50% chance of getting the answer right if the answer is 25%,. which makes the answer not 25%. There's a 25% chance of guessing 50%, which means the answer wouldn't be 50% if the answer is 50%.
     
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    as far as I can see you haven’t given a choice of answers, you've given 4 probabilities but the answers could be limitless
     
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    If in doubt, always go for C.
     
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    50% because you are either right or wrong
     
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    So is the chance of the sun rising tomorrow 50% because it either will or it won't?
     
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    There's no answer that works. The answer can't be 0% as the odds of picking that would be 25%. The answer can't be 25% as the odds of picking that would be 50%. The answer can't be 50% as the odds of picking that would be 25%
     
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    ;)50%, discount 0% as 0 is irrelevant. ( you’d think you’d have a 25% chance initially.) your left with only 25 or 50%. Irrespective of letters. one or the other.
    50% C
    Edit that. forgot the random bit . As it’s random and there are 3 choices I’d have to say 33.33333% but as it’s not there I’m at a loss or fooked if I know.
    Edit there are 4 letters so at random one of the letters is right so 25%. Hhhhhhhelp.:eek:
    Edit Having seen Barnsley reds answer I deem it 0% of getting it right cos none of em are right.
    Ps ST, screw you for not knowing the answer to the question you set. ;) Unable to sleep now yer git, :):mad:
     
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    My thoughts to the question is this:

    There is a 50% probability that Chien Lee and BFC Investment hasn’t got £2.75 Million hanging around to pay off James Cryne.
    if they had - then it probably would have been paid by now.

    So there is a 25% possibility that Woodrow will be sold to pay off James Cryne.
    And the money left over from that sale will pay for a replacement striker.
    Possibly a German striker worth about £650K.

    What’s the probability of that happening???
     
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    If the answer to the question is c 0ck Robin what is the question......
     
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    What's up my ar5e batman.......

    C0ck Robin
     
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    B - 0%. You will never get the right answer, and even if you do get the "right" answer it will be wrong.
     
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    But if the answer is 0% then you have a 25% chance of guessing it.

    The question doesn't work.
     
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    Where is the question, I can't see a question. I see only 4 percentages
     
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    Yes - I’d say that.
     
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