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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But if you did randomly choose the 0% option, you'd be correct. So if one of the possible answers was 0% the correct answer would be 25%.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

But it wouldn't be correct, so 0% would remain the answer.

[–] tfed@infosec.exchange 1 points 3 weeks ago

@SculptusPoe @FaceDeer *Schrödinger's cat enters the box*

[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The point is that it can't be the answer if it's an option.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But the teacher can't mark it wrong, making it right.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, they can. That's the problem with it being an option.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If they mark it wrong, and all the others, if chosen, are wrong, then your answer was right and they would have to fix their mistake. That wave collapses to there being 0% chance of being right.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago