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Colored balls in a bag

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Originally posted by rheymans
You have a bag with 50 balls in it. 25 of the balls are white, and 25 are black. You draw two balls from the bag at a time. You don't know what color the balls are until you have removed them from the bag. If you draw two white balls, or two black balls, you place a white ball in the bag. If the draw is two balls of different color, you place a black ...[text shortened]... n white balls, and n black balls, when is the last ball white, and when is the last ball black?
both of the balls in my bag are white, or pink I think...what about everyone else?

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Ambiguity added. A torch to an American is a flame on a stick. The American term avoids ambiguity.
How many American definitions exist for the word set?

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Originally posted by Freddie2004
both of the balls in my bag are white, or pink I think...what about everyone else?
Everyone?

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Can you loan me a couple of reccs there Bowmann? That would be nice.

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Originally posted by eldragonfly
Can you loan me a couple of reccs there Bowmann? That would be nice.
Get your own.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
Get your own.
Such hostility from Bowmann. Thanks dumb*ass.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
How many American definitions exist for the word [b]set?[/b]
Don't know. If the British have more alternatives for the word set for things the Americans use that word for, then it's probably a good idea to use them.

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Originally posted by eldragonfly
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And this represents which letter?

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Don't know. If the British have more alternatives for the word set for things the Americans use that word for, then it's probably a good idea to use them.
It never takes long for you to lose the thread.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
And this represents which letter?
All of them.

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Originally posted by eldragonfly
All of them.
Well, I can't find your word.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
It never takes long for you to lose the thread.
Man you're weird.

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Originally posted by rheymans
You have a bag with 50 balls in it. 25 of the balls are white, and 25 are black. You draw two balls from the bag at a time. You don't know what color the balls are until you have removed them from the bag. If you draw two white balls, or two black balls, you place a white ball in the bag.
If you draw two white balls, or two black balls, you place a white ball in the bag.

This seems to be in error. 😕 Please explain. 😳

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Man you're weird.
I'm not American.

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Originally posted by rheymans
Very good. You are quite a problem solver. If anyone is interested in Mephisto's logic, PM me, and I'll give you the answer.
No, you are mistaken.

1) last two balls could be black - last ball = black

2) last two balls could be white - last ball = white

3) last two balls could be black and white - last ball = black.

4) clearly, there is no solution.