You have two jars, 50 red marbles and 50 blue marbles. A jar will be picked at random, and then a marble will be picked from the jar. Placing all of the marbles in the jars, how can you maximize the chances of a red marble being picked? What are the exact odds of getting a red marble using your scheme?
Choices
A) 73/99	B) 74/99	C) 75/99	D) 74/97	E) 74/95
one red ball in one jar. 49 red + 50 blue in second jar.   probability to get red ball is 1/2(1+49/99) = 74/99   ANSWER:74/99
<result>B</result>
You have two jars, 50 red marbles and 50 blue marbles. A jar will be picked at random, and then a marble will be picked from the jar. Placing all of the marbles in the jars, how can you maximize the chances of a red marble being picked? What are the exact odds of getting a red marble using your scheme?