You are in a free-for-all shootout involving three people, and by some rotten luck, you are the worst shooter of the group. You, shooter A, hit your target 33% of the time. The other two, B and C, have 50% and 100% accuracy respectively.

At least you get to shoot first, with B going after you, and C going last. Everyone takes turns shooting until all but one are dead.

Who will you fire at in the first round to maximize your odds of survival?

(In reply to re(3): So close! by friedlinguini)

I would say that the reason it's asking "who do you fire on", is because asking it any other way would give away the fact that missing in the first round increases your odds of survival.

Posted by levik on 2002-08-29 02:01:35