Another Maths Problem For You

[FrogNog]

If you choose an answer to this question at random, what is the chance you will be correct?

a) 25%

b) 50%

c) 60%

d) 25%


Over to you.

[Georgiesmum]

I would have said 50%.

[pixie373]

33.3% ?

[ladyalex]

I'm useless at these, but I'd go for 1 in 3

[maggiebee]

50% for me

[FrogNog]

There isn't a 33.3% option though.
you have to choose from the 4 given answers

[Mamyalynne]

What question?

[Peter Pedant]

The question refers to itself - self referential
I wasnt expecting that in these columns I can tell you !

Sounds like the first line of Loeb's Theorem

[pixie373]

What is the question then? 25%

[pixie373]

Yes...but it says "maths problem". That wouldn't be.

[Peter Pedant]

you have two choices at 25%
a=d=25

am I the only one to have read the q ?

[Mamyalynne]

Obviously.

[FrogNog]

the question is in the question, if you choose one of the four answers, what is the chance, i.e. the percentage chance, that you will be right?

Makes perfect sense to me.

[-Talbot-]

I wouldn't choose any of the given answers

[FrogNog]

I can see why it would cause confusion though

[FrogNog]

You'd have to Talbot

[Prudie]

First you are assuming one of the answers is definitely correct and secondly just because the answers are numerical percentages that has nothing to with your percentage chance of being correct. In this question the answer would be the same if you listed
a) apple
b) orange
c) grape
d) apple

[ummmm]

25% yikes!

[rockyracoon]

50%

[jim360]

50. Definitely.

Or 56?

[FrogNog]

One of the answers is correct Prudie. It's not that cryptic