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[–] Jay@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While Michael's assertion of a 50% chance of winning the race seems logical from his subjective viewpoint of "winning or not winning", it's mathematically incorrect. In a race with five equally skilled runners, the probability of any one runner winning is 1/5, or 20%. Michael's simplification of the outcomes doesn't correctly calculate the probability and indicates a possible misunderstanding of how to calculate odds.

Yes, this was made with ChatGPT. No, I'm not fun at parties.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

But the question didn't say the drivers were equally skilled.

So the question cannot be answered!

Also not fun at parties...

You 2 should hang out with me more often.

[–] Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also if they are equally skilled, his chances of winning is 0% since it will be a draw.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

One assumes some non-determinism due to stochastic events in the racing environment.

[–] JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

We're onto drivers now? Well that's easy, which one is driving a Red Bull?

[–] ShunkW@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is an old running meme in the hearthstone community. No matter the question, 50/50 it either happens or it doesn't

[–] TokyoMonsterTrucker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That's actually the best possible answer as it's a deeply stupid question. To many uncontrolled variables for a simple probability question.

Who are the other runners? If it's Usain Bolt vs. a 4th grader, the probability of the 4th grader winning approaches zero.

This fall, on Fox... Are You Faster than a 4th Grader?

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Assume there is a Michael, who on race day was mysteriously cloned 4 times in a perfect manner such that biologically and psychologically they are a perfect copy to the original. So there are now 4 Michaels plus one proto Michael.

Now they are put to a 100m race on a standard race track. Assume that the universe has normal randomness in wind and temperature variation. What is the probability that proto Michael wins the race?

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

10%. With exact clones it would be 0%, a draw. But with random influences, either of them has a 50% chance.

And /s if i'm wrong.

THANK YOU. So much better.

It's still 50/50, he either wins or he doesn't 😁 😂.

[–] jsonborne@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

This is a huge meme in the old school RuneScape community. Some important drops are as rare as 1/5000 but people always say “you either get the drop or you don’t”

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Either wins or it doesnt are the two possible outcomes, their chances of happenning being 50% or different is a separate matter.

The answer is that we can't know because each of those can have different skill levels. However, given that this seems to be a question t prove knowledge about odds of 1 in 5, let's assume that they are all equally skilled, then it's 1/5 = 20%.

No, this wasn't made with ChatGPT. I don't go to parties.

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