Tag: paradox

Interview Questions

• Three children, at least one boy
• "At least one girl" versus "a girl answers the door"
• Two dice, told at least one is a six
• At least one boy born on a Tuesday
• The two-children problem
• Bertrand's chord versus the triangle side
• A random chord longer than the inscribed square's side
• Is a random chord longer than the radius?
• The paradox against a real casino's bankroll
• A biased coin tames the paradox
• The St. Petersburg paradox
• The necktie paradox
• Two envelopes with a real prior
• You can actually beat 50% in the envelope game
• The envelope distribution where switching always wins
• The two-envelope paradox