The Monty Hall problem

I Found this earlier this morning. Im not usually into things like this but this problem was pretty mindblowing even when i saw the answer it took me a few minutes to really understand it. This question was answered by the woman with the highest IQ in the world

A thoroughly honest game-show host has placed a car behind one of three doors. There is a goat behind each of the other doors. You have no prior knowledge that allows you to distinguish among the doors. "First you point toward a door," he says. "Then I'll open one of the other doors to reveal a goat. After I've shown you the goat, you make your final choice whether to stick with your initial choice of doors, or to switch to the remaining door. You win whatever is behind the door."
You begin by pointing to door number 1. The host shows you that door number 3 has a goat.
Do the player's odds of getting the car increase by switching?[/colora7bc7c56ad]

take a guess at what the odds are wink

It always 50/50. He will ALWAYS show a goat, no matter what you choose which would leave 2 choices. The car and the other goat.

you are wrong, shut up

edit http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

Wow, someone is a chipper mood this morning

Thanks admin for giving away the answer before a good ammount of people got to try it cry

Yeah the odds are actually 2/3 not 50 50. Even people with PHDs got it wrong. Marilyn vos Savant (got it right first try) has the highest IQ in the world and its problems like these that seperate geniuses like her from he every day person...