1996-07-27 - Twenty Beautiful Women

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From: David Sternlight <david@sternlight.com>
To: “Robert A. Rosenberg” <ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov)
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Reply To: <v03007803ae1eb746c1b4@[166.84.220.80]>
UTC Datetime: 1996-07-27 21:40:37 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 05:40:37 +0800

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From: David Sternlight <david@sternlight.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 05:40:37 +0800
To: "Robert A. Rosenberg" <ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov)
Subject: Twenty Beautiful Women
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Here's another:

Twenty beautiful women are to pass before you, one by one (or 20 handsome
men). You see only one at a time. You cannot speak to them. After seeing
any one, you must pick her or reject her. If you reject her, you cannot
change your mind. If you pick her the exercise terminates.

What is the optimal strategy for insuring you get the most beautiful woman
possible under the circumstances?

David

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    • 1996-07-29 (Mon, 29 Jul 1996 08:49:59 +0800) - Re: Twenty Beautiful Women - Alan Horowitz <alanh@infi.net>