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Forum Name: High school
Topic ID: 211
Message ID: 6
#6, RE: three pancakes again ...
Posted by Whymme on Nov-19-02 at 03:52 PM
In response to message #4
>I agree with the answer 1/2. I look at it this way:
>Initially the chance is 1/3 for any pancake to be picked.
>Since we see a brown side, the G/G cake is eliminated, so
>now we have one of two equal possibilites (1/2).


Why are the possibilities equal?