<div dir="ltr">On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 11:49 PM, spike <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spike66@att.net">spike66@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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In the old days when two guys just couldn't take each other they would have<br>
a duel. Suppose three guys couldn't settle matters peacefully, so they<br>
decide to have a go at the pistols, taking turns firing until only one walks<br>
away. Mr. White can hit his mark a third of the time. Mr. Brown hits two<br>
thirds of the time and Mr. Black never misses. Mr. White goes first,<br>
followed by Brown, followed by Black.<br>
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Who should Mr. White shoot at?<br>
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Think hard.<br>
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spike<br>
</blockquote><div><br><br>If Mr. White goes first, he has the option not to shoot at all, thereby stalling further progress?<br>
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-Chris<br>
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