Probability Puzzle Simulation

You play a game with a friend where he chooses two random numbers between 0 and 1. Next you choose a random number between 0 and 1. If your number falls between the prior two numbers you win. What is the probability that you would win? The applet below shows a simulation of this game. Each dot represents the proportion of wins in 200 games. From Probability Puzzles [url]http://bayesianthink.blogspot.com/2014/01/three-random-numbers.html#.UuKMJGQo5o4[/url]

 

Steve Phelps

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
probability  puzzle 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 18
Language
English (United States)
 
 
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