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8 Post author: HonoreDB 02 December 2011 05:58AM

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Comment author: magfrump 02 December 2011 10:07:31AM 0 points [-]

the expected value there changes drastically from the first to the second. The expected value in the first case is .50 and for the second envelope is 1.

Comment author: Lapsed_Lurker 02 December 2011 01:20:41PM 4 points [-]

The first-picked envelope is replaced, empty.

Comment author: magfrump 02 December 2011 08:26:20PM 0 points [-]

Ah I see, I was reading the problem incorrectly then.

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