Well since the trivia questions have been so popular I thought it would be a good time to follow up with the trivia answers.
A Spreadshirt shop has sold a certain number of t-shirts this year. It has sold half its t-shirts and one more to the first buyer. It sold half the remainder and one more to the second buyer. It sold half the remainder and one more to a third buyer, and finally half the remainder and one more to a forth buyer.
How many shirts has this Spreadshirt shop sold this year?
The correct answer is 30
Adam the t-shirt salesman has three business cards: a black card that is black on both sides, a white card that is white on both sides and a mixed card that is black on one side and white on the other. He pulls one from his pocket at random and hands it to you. The side facing you is black. What is the probability that the reverse side is also black?
a) 1/3, b) 1/2, c) 2/3
The correct answer is 2/3. For a detailed explanation check out the Wikipedia entry on this trivia question.
Lindsay Patross
Dave
Hurray!
I still say B