You are in a team of twelve people. The team will stand m a straight line facing
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Question
You are in a team of twelve people. The team will stand m a straight line facing forward (so that you can see the backs of the people in front of you), and someone will tape a piece of paper to your back. The paper will be either red or blue. Each person in the line must then say either red or blue. Each person in the line can only speak once, but they can speak in any order. Everyone else in the line can hear the colour you announce. The team wins if at least eleven people say the colour that is on their back. Describe a winning strategy.Explanation / Answer
Total team is 12
Given only two colours
Which are red & blue
Each person has to choose only one colour
Person can be random one
Winning strategy =
= 2c1*2c1/12c11
= 1/3