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If the correct answer was one of the selections (including potentially being listed twice), one way to look at the problem is if "D" is randomly selected from one of the first three answers. In that case, the right answer would have a 1/3 probability of being listed twice, so the person answering the question has a 1/2 probability of getting the answer correct if they are guessing perfectly randomly without looking at the answer. There is a 2/3 probability that the correct answer is only listed once, so the probability of guessing correctly is 1/4.

In other words, if I remember correctly, the correct answer would be 1/3 * 1/2 + 2/3 * 1/4, or 1/3.

Math isn't my forte, but aren't we saying the same thing? The answer to the question is "100%", since any answer would fulfill the requirement of being randomly chosen, but none of the answers available are 100%, thus the paradox?

If you answer randomly, you'll always be wrong since none of the 4 answers is the right answer.

You guys are thinking way too hard about this

So Mazra, what if the possible answers were:
A: 20%
B: 60%
C: 40%
D: 20%
E: 0%

Nope, that's 40% and you only have a 20% chance of hitting that.

Also, idiggory. What is your favourite Harry Potter book?

(I've started rererererererereading the books again yesterday)

I knew you'd like it. Plus, you know guys are usually better at it then girls so there aught to be stuff you can learn.

My sewing machine is seriously pissing me off right now. Stupid thread from the bobbin keeps getting jammed and I don't know how to fix it. >.< I called my mom and she suggested switching the bobbin around to a different side. Tried that, but now she's in a non cell phone zone so I have to wait about 20 minutes for her to get home.

I'm thinking the third is my favorite. I love the parts in the fifth where they are ******* with Umbridge though.

I like the first book the most, mostly because the sense of discovery just makes me happy.
Although the 3rd, and 5th through 7th books are good as well because they focus more on the overall storyline where 2 and 4 feel like complete side steps (yeah yeah, 4 makes sense but you don't notice that until the last.. what, 30 pages?)

I've started listening to the audio books again at night. Started with the 6th because falling asleep to Harry in Little Whinging is just so damn annoying.

Ahum. About reddit threads: I liked this one. It is one of those threads that reminds me that in some very strange sense I lucked out with the guy I found now because honestly I cannot comprehend how he hasn't got all the girls falling for him left and right (I think he might just not be able to get the hint, lol - yay for bad social skills).

And generally reddit discussions seem to devolve into Arrested Development puns. Damn site actually has me watching that (when everyone in my actual life seems to want me to watch Dexter!)