Three Doors

Imagine that you are on a game show with a chance to win a car. There are three doors and the car is behind one of them. You just have to choose the correct door! You can use probability to get an possible advantage in choosing the correct door. Watch the video, and I will explain how it works.

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So would you have changed your mind about your pick or stuck with the second door? Using probability, we can determine that door number 1 really is the door with the best odds for winning the car. Isn’t that interesting?

There were many math PhDs that disagreed with the right answer. There will always be someone who won’t believe it. But here’s the correct answer.