The Monty Hall math problem

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I was watching Brooklyn 99 Season 4 Episode 8 around the 5 minute mark

The problem goes “There are 3 doors behind one of which is a car. You pick a door and the host, who knows where the car is, opens a different door showing nothing behind it. He asks if you want to change your answer.

Apparently the math dictates that you have better chances if you change your decision. Why? 2 doors 50/50 chance, no?

One character (Kevin) says it’s 2/3 if you switch 1/3 if you don’t. What? How? Please help.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Let’s put it this way: I’m thinking of a number. Any number. See if you can guess what number I’m thinking of.

Got something in mind?

Okay. I’ll give you a hint. It’s either the number you’re guessing, or it’s 767676767676. Do you want to change your guess?

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