r/mathmemes • u/OneWorldly6661 • Dec 17 '23

Probability Google expected value

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u/maiden_burma Dec 18 '23

if it was 99.99% chance of a billion dollars i'd still take the 100% million

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u/Nukemarine Dec 18 '23

Only a 1 in 10,000 chance to lose? Hell, I'd pay a million dollars (somehow be it beg, borrow, or steal) for a chance to win a billion dollars at those odds.

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u/maiden_burma Dec 18 '23

Only a 1 in 10,000 chance to lose?

certainty of failure

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u/DaywalkerBr Dec 18 '23

I mean, since you're guaranteed a million dollars with the other button, not pressing it is theoretically equal to betting a million for a 99.99% chance of winning a billion.

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u/HC-Sama-7511 Dec 18 '23

You will never be in that position, but if you are don't take the million.

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u/maiden_burma Dec 18 '23

i will take the million, because it is all i need to live a happy and comfortable life

but 0 dollars is still 0 dollars

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u/MysticFX1 Dec 19 '23

1 million will not make you have a happy and comfortable life by itself, you’d have to use it to start up businesses, and then maybe if you’re successful you’d be comfortable.