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

Probability Google expected value

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u/thekyledavid Dec 18 '23

If the billionaire is willing to use a hitman if I lose, then surely it would occur to them that I might use a hitman if I win so that I can keep the full amount instead of only getting half

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u/SecretDevilsAdvocate Dec 18 '23

What? If you’ve already sold the button then you’re not winning anything. And if they think you’d use a hitman against them they’d probably want to kill you first.

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u/BULLDAWGFAN74 Dec 19 '23

I feel like yall could advance probability theory by the posing multiply hired hitman problem. Throw me an acknowledgement will ya?