Question

For argument's sake let's say that the odds of seeing a black cat are 25% every day. You've not seen one for the past three days. What percent chance is there to see one on the fourth day? Explain your answer. *

Answer 1

The chance is 100 % since we have not seen it in the past three days.

Explanation:

The odds of seeing a black cat are 25% every day.

It also means that the possibility of seeing a black cat is once in 4 days, since 25%

Given, we have not seen one black cat in 3 days.

The chance of seeing a black cat on the 4th day = ?

= 100 % since we have not seen it in the past three days.