February 7, 2015

Three Choices with One Coin

At a restaurant, how could you choose one out of three desserts with equal probability with the help of one single coin?

3 comments:

  1. Noggin NoddlebrightFebruary 11, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    Flip the coin twice.
    HH = 1st dessert.
    HT = 2nd dessert.
    TH = 3rd dessert.
    TT = Start over.

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  2. AnonymousApril 4, 2015 at 12:12 AM

    Yup, binary.
    00 nothing
    01 dessert 1
    10 dessert 2
    11 dessert 3

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  3. AnonymousApril 23, 2015 at 6:08 AM

    heads is dessert 1
    tails is dessert 2
    the side of the coin is dessert 3

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