[extropy-chat] red and white zorfs again

[Dirk Bruere]

spike wrote:

>You have N red zorfs, N white zorfs and two large 
>identical urns.  You put all the zorfs into the 
>urns, in any combination you like, then leave the 
>room.  You ask a random person to enter the room, 
>choose one of the urns and bring it to you.  She
>shrieks and flees.  You then ask your spouse (with whom
>you are on more familiar terms) to bring you an urn.  
>You pull out one zorf without looking.  
>
>Your goal is to pull a red zorf, these being your faves.
>
>Question: how do you arrange the red and white zorfs
>in the urns such that you maximize the probability
>that you will get your red zorf?  Can you prove it?  How?
>
>  
>
You fill each urn with 50:50 red and whites.
You make sure the red ones are on top.

-- 
Dirk

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