Sunday Puzzle-23 |
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| Sunday, 07 October 2012 | ||||
 Puzzle courtesy of Barry R. Clarke, columnist for The Daily Telegraph and international puzzle expert Play on Words At Gamblers Synonymous there was a game in progress. The words 'fear (4 letters), 'alarm (5 letters), 'afraid (6 letters) and 'frightened (10 letters) were written on four pieces of paper and surreptitiously sealed in four envelopes, one word to each envelope. Sid and Sally took it in turns to randomly choose an envelope, viewing their chosen word immediately after selection without showing the other person. The game ended when each had two words, and the winner was declared to be the one with the greater total of letters (e.g. 'alarm and 'afraid total 11). In the game, Sally went first, but straight after her selection, she received inside information as to which envelope contained the word 'afraid. Being the second largest word this was certainly to her advantage. She decided to select this envelope on her second turn should it still be available after Sids first turn. Replaying this scenario many times, should her expected word total be less than Sids, more than Sids, or the same, and why? Related reading: Sunday Puzzle-22 Sunday Puzzle-21 Sunday Puzzle-20 Sunday Puzzle-19 Sunday Puzzle-18 Sunday Puzzle-17 Sunday Puzzle-16 Sunday Puzzle-15 Sunday Puzzle-14 Sunday Puzzle-13 Sunday Puzzle-12 Sunday Puzzle-11 Sunday Puzzle-10 Sunday Puzzle-9 Sunday Puzzle-8 Sunday Puzzle-7 Sunday Puzzle-6 Sunday Puzzle-5 Sunday Puzzle-4 Sunday Puzzle-3 Sunday Puzzle-2 Sunday Puzzle 
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