Saturday, February 18, 2012

One-Third Probability by One Coin

At a restaurant, how can John choose one out of three desserts with equal probability with the help of one coin?

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Answer:

He tosses the coin twice; where he supposes HT, TT and TT correspond to his three choices and if HH he repeats. 

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