Tyrrell_McAllister comments on Principles of Disagreement - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tyrrell_McAllister 12 June 2012 11:51:10PM * 3 points [-]

I got the same answer as Marcello by assuming that each of you should get the same expected utility out of the split.

Say that Nick keeps x and you keep y. Then the expected utility for Nick is

0.85 x − 0.15 ($20 − x),

while the expected utility for you is

0.8 y − 0.2 ($20 − y).

Setting these equal to each other, and using x + y = $20, yields that Nick should keep x = $9.50, leaving y = $10.50 for you.