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Originally Posted by SneakySnake
Put 50 black and 49 white in one bowl, and one white in the other.
Hoping to be able tell by the sound and weight which one has the white one in it?
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That is the correct answer, although it's nothing to do with sound/weight.
If there is one bowl with only one white marble in it, you have a 50/50 chance of picking that bowl and therefore surviving. Even if you pick the other bowl, you stll have an almost 50/50 chance of surviving (49/99).
Take it away Sneaky.