Originally Posted by Zen Scanner
Interesting, my take is I have a 50% chance of getting the known: 0. And a 50% chance of picking the unknown, and the unknown has a 25% chance of being 2. So .5 X .25 = 12.5% of picking 2. If that is the answer they want, it's a good problem.

It was a fourth grade math problem. So they meant "2" literally and weren't interested in what you might call subtleties. frown Though personally, I like your insight.

Last edited by Val; 12/01/12 10:39 AM.