7 The National Cat Foundling Home encourages people to adopt its cats, but (because of limited funds)
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7 The National Cat Foundling Home encourages people to adopt its cats, but (because of limited funds) it allows each prospective owner to inspect only four cats before choosing one of them to take home. Ten-year-old Sara is eager to adopt a cat and agrees to abide by the following rules. A randomly selected cat is brought for Sara to see, and then Sara must either choose the cat or reject it. If the first cat is rejected, Sara sees another randomly selected cat and must accept or reject it. This procedure continues until Sara has selected her cat. Once Sara rejects a cat, she cannot go back later and choose it as her pet. Determine a strategy for Sara that will maximize her probability of ending up with the cat she actually prefers.
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Operations Research Applications And Algorithms
ISBN: 9780534380588
4th Edition
Authors: Wayne L. Winston