FPT: The Apple Puzzle On a tree, half of the apples have holes made by wasps. • One boy picked 3 apples at random and said “at least one of mine has no holes.” • Another boy picked 4 apples similarly… (View Post)

No, I'm sticking to mine. The difference, as I see it, is that child A has confirmed "one of my apples" giving the 7 permutations. Child B has randomly pulled "one specific apple"… (View Post)

If you take it as pure maths and trust that at least 1 of his apples is good, then you've ruled out the permutation where all 3 are bad and left the other 7 permutations where at least one is good. I… (View Post)

On that basis is Relax the advice you'd give Farage when visiting the White House? (View Post)

Did anyone see Haigh's New Statesman article? IANAE(conomist), so I don't know whether its thesis is bunk, but the basic thesis was that mismatches between budget cycles, OBR forecast timeframes and … (View Post)