tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post83989976650492263..comments2024-03-23T06:42:28.774+08:00Comments on the view from fanling: open the boxDennis Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-14774843466678269382016-11-27T07:39:43.224+08:002016-11-27T07:39:43.224+08:00Keith, you appear to be suggesting that Bertrand i...Keith, you appear to be suggesting that Bertrand invented the terminology used in probability theory (although, to be fair, a lot of the early work in this field was done by two Frenchmen, Fermat and Pascal). And you should know better than to believe anything a gelgin told you, especially if that gelgin was Qumfl’quelunx.<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-4904790778847339012016-11-26T13:40:34.129+08:002016-11-26T13:40:34.129+08:00With regard to Bertrand's box, after some head...With regard to Bertrand's box, after some head scratching,the answer is perhaps best understood by<br />Left hand coin selected out of 2- gold coin box. right hand coin must be gold<br />Right hand coin selected out of 2- gold coin box.left hand coin must be gold<br />Gold coin selected out of 1 gold, 1 silver box, other coin must be silver<br />So 2/3 is the correct answer<br />However we Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572365562491325706noreply@blogger.com