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In the Monty Hall problem, switching your choice after a door is revealed raises your odds of winning to approximately what percentage?
Answer
67%
When the host reveals a goat behind one of the two unchosen doors, switching consolidates the original 2/3 probability that the car was behind one of those doors, raising the win chance to about 67%.
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The Monty Hall Problem stumped mathematicians for years: switching doors after one opens increases your win odds from 33% to 67%, yet most people's brains reject this.
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