For a game show, Jared has to choose 1 of 8 boxes to win a prize. One of the boxes has a big prize, 3 boxes have a medium prize, 3 boxes have smaller prizes, and 1 box is empty. How confident should Jared be that whatever box he chooses, he will win a prize?

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22 October, 22:07

For a game show, Jared has to choose 1 of 8 boxes to win a prize. One of the boxes has a big prize, 3 boxes have a medium prize, 3 boxes have smaller prizes, and 1 box is empty. How confident should Jared be that whatever box he chooses, he will win a prize?

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River Jordan · Answer 1

He should be very confident

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He should be very confident because he has a 7 out of 8 chance of getting a small medium or large prize and he has a 1 out of 8chance of getting nothing