Tying up loose ends
Probability
Level
2
If there are 16 ends of string on the floor and I take 1, what is the probability I will pick up the other end? 1/x. x=?
The answer is 15.
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1 solution
16 ends, I take 1 end and am left with 15 ends of which one is the other end of the string I am holding