Paradox Probability

This is a famous paradox which has caused a great deal of argument and disbelief from many who cannot accept the correct answer. Four balls are placed in a hat. One is white, one is blue and the other two are red. The bag is shaken and someone draws two balls from the hat. He looks at the two balls and announces that at least one of them is red. What are the chances that the other ball he has drawn out is also red?




Similar Riddles

A person was found dead on a big green land with no trees or buildings around. When the police arrived, they found a piece of rock lying next to him and the man was wearing clothes comprising of red, blue and yellow colours.

Can you tell who the person is and what was the cause of death?

Asked by Neha on 03 May 2024


Move four matchsticks to the below square to form three squares?

Matchsticks Square

Asked by Neha on 09 Oct 2023

A man was gazing through the window of the 23rd floor of the building. He suddenly opened the window and jumped on the other side of the window. On landing on the floor, there was not a sheer mark of injury on him.

How can that be possible if he did not use any kind of parachute and did not land on a soft surface?

Asked by Neha on 12 Feb 2025


Jack and Joseph are well-known golf rivals. One Day during a match, they were level at a score of 30. Jack hit a bad shot and Joseph added 10 to his score. Joseph then hit an awesome shot and he won the game.

How ?

Asked by Neha on 02 Jan 2021

There are two candles. Both will only burn exactly for an hour. How will you use these two candles to measure forty-five minutes?

Asked by Neha on 07 May 2024

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

Asked by Neha on 16 May 2022


Quickly Solve this riddle

7 - 4 + 3 * 0 + 1 = ?

Asked by Neha on 04 Dec 2024

What is the unique property of the following words ?
* Revive
* Banana
* Grammar
* Voodoo
* Assess
* Potato
* Dresser
* Uneven

Asked by Neha on 20 Aug 2021

The product of three consecutive numbers is 7980.
Then the sum of these consecutive numbers would be?

Asked by Neha on 23 Apr 2025


What happened when the wheel was invented?

Asked by Neha on 14 Feb 2024

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Crossword

The day before the 1996 U.S. presidential election, the NYT Crossword contained the clue “Lead story in tomorrow’s newspaper,” the puzzle was built so that both electoral outcomes were correct answers, requiring 7 other clues to have dual responses.