Brainteaser - Opening Envelopes
Opening Envelopes
Reasoning
Da Vinci Trading, DE Shaw
You have two independent envelopes. Each envelope contains a card that is red with probability \( 1/2 \) and blue otherwise.
1) Given that at least one envelope contains a red card, what is the probability that both envelopes contain red cards?
2) Given that the first envelope you picked contains a red card, what is the probability the other envelope is red?
1) Given that at least one envelope contains a red card, what is the probability that both envelopes contain red cards?
2) Given that the first envelope you picked contains a red card, what is the probability the other envelope is red?