keithe@teklabs.UUCP (08/19/83)
Let me expand on Ken Turkowski's explanation: After you select a gold coin, you have the following possible systems: Possibility 1: G1 in hand ------------- ------------- | | | | | empty | | G3 | | | | | ------------- ------------- | | | | | G2 | | S3 | | | | | ------------- ------------- Possibility 2: G2 in hand ------------- ------------- | | | | | G1 | | G3 | | | | | ------------- ------------- | | | | | empty | | S3 | | | | | ------------- ------------- Possibility 3: G3 in hand ------------- ------------- | | | | | G1 | | empty | | | | | ------------- ------------- | | | | | G2 | | S3 | | | | | ------------- ------------- Now you can see that there are 2 out of 3 chances of selecting a gold coin from the other drawer.