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[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The answer is not available. The answer is 0 Percent. Each answer, if chosen, would be incorrect. If 0% was an answer, it would be the correct one despite being a 25% chance. Of course, if one 25% was there, that would be the correct answer.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But if you did randomly choose the 0% option, you'd be correct. So if one of the possible answers was 0% the correct answer would be 25%.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But it wouldn't be correct, so 0% would remain the answer.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The point is that it can't be the answer if it's an option.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But the teacher can't mark it wrong, making it right.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, they can. That's the problem with it being an option.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If they mark it wrong, and all the others, if chosen, are wrong, then your answer was right and they would have to fix their mistake. That wave collapses to there being 0% chance of being right.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago
[–] tfed@infosec.exchange 1 points 2 days ago

@SculptusPoe @FaceDeer *Schrödinger's cat enters the box*