there is no concept of top & bottom layer bcoz it is assumed that probablity of drawing every marble is same.
Please read my solution carefully...i wrote only 1 white marble in 1 bowl...rest all marbles(i.e. rest white & all black) in the other bowl.. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Pragya lal <[email protected]> wrote: > @bhavana- > what if u choose bowl full of black marbles when u r blindfold ?? in that > case u will surely die... > According to me, i will place all white marbles in top layer of both bowls > and all black marbles at below layer in both bowl. so that when i am > blindfold whichever the bowl i will choose i will pickup white marble only, > since it is on top layer of both the bowl. > > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:55 PM, bhavana <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 1 white marble in one bowl...rest all marbles in the other bowl.. >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Lavesh Rawat <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> *life or death Puzzle >>> * >>> * >>> * >>> ** >>> *You are a prisoner sentenced to death. The Emperor offers you a chance >>> to live by playing a simple game. He gives you 50 black marbles, 50 white >>> marbles and 2 empty bowls. He then says, 'Divide these 100 marbles into >>> these 2 bowls. You can divide them any way you like as long as you use all >>> the marbles. Then I will blindfold you and mix the bowls around. You then >>> can choose one bowl and remove ONE marble. If the marble is WHITE you will >>> live, but if the marble is BLACK... you will die.' >>> >>> How do you divide the marbles up so that you have the greatest >>> probability of choosing a WHITE marble? >>> * >>> * >>> * >>> >>> *Update Your Answers at* : Click >>> Here<http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/life-or-death-3-june.html?lavesh=lavesh> >>> >>> >>> Solution: >>> Will be updated after 1 day >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> "Never explain yourself. Your friends don’t need it >>> and your enemies won’t believe it" . >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
