Question: You have a basketball hoop and someone says that you can play one of two games. Game 1: You get one shot to make the hoop. Game 2: You get three shots and you have to make two of three shots. If p is probability of making a particular shot, for which values of p should you pick one game or the other?

From: Cracking the Coding Interview [McDowell]

Subject: Math and Logic Puzzles

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