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Subject: Re: Nice riddle

Author: David Rasmussen

Date: 15:59:02 01/08/02

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On January 08, 2002 at 17:34:36, Roy Eassa wrote:

>>[SNIP]
>>
>>This is an old problem. Sometimes called the Monty Hall problem...
>>
>>And sure, even people with mathematical skill find it counterintuitive. I did
>>too at first.
>>
>
>I agree with you, David.  But I do have a follow-up question: If you're only in
>your 20s and are from Denmark, how do you know who Monty Hall is??  (I'm in the
>USA and in my 40s, so I grew up watching him on TV.)

I have learned about american culture from reading and watching tv and movies
etc. Also, I have simply heard this problem called the Monty Hall problem at
some point, and then found out after that, who he was, and why they called it
so.

/David



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