Re: A terroristic problem
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8 bombs in two weeks, 4 lethal and 4 not, 50 people killed. A guy you think has a bomb is headed for a crowded subway and won't stop for police. Assume your goal is to save the most lives.
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Bruce,
Are we to assume that a bomb will, on average, kill 50/8 people? Because that cannot be inferred from the statistics given.
I cannot tell wheather you were trying to post a math/logic puzzle or make the point that it is misguided to apply the simple, clean-cut methods of puzzle solving to real life problems.
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