$Knowing you had a 50 percent chance of winning and would be paid 10 times the amount of your bet if you won, what fraction of what you now own would you be willing to wager?$

Knowing you had a 50 percent chance of winning and would be paid 10 times the amount of your bet if you won, what fraction of what you now own would you be willing to wager?

by הרב ריאן Rabbi Ryan Posted 2008/04/10 08:46:41

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	10%	13 votes	24%
	20%	3 votes	5%
	30%	5 votes	9%
	40%	2 votes	4%
	50%	7 votes	13%
	60%	1 vote	2%
	70%	1 vote	2%
	80%	1 vote	2%
	90%	3 votes	5%
	100%	4 votes	7%
	None of the above	15 votes	27%

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John Galt jr or Ron/jon 2012/06/10 12:54:00

50%

again and again until I am ahead

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rosesvengeance BN-0 2012/06/10 05:46:43

10%

I don't have a whole lot so therefore I can't risk to give up a lot.

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Rocko 2012/06/10 00:05:32

20%

doh!! i twiched and clicked 20 but i woulda clicked 80% i dont have alot and would risk it

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RogerCoppock 2012/06/09 22:33:27

None of the above

How many wagers like this could I make?

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bansheebanski 2012/06/09 22:15:31

70%

go big or go home! sadly i have a fifty percent chance of going home with little money

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BreakingThrough 2012/06/09 20:55:35

None of the above

I'm not a gambler. 50% is not enough possibility for me. Maybe if it were 90-100% sure! Other than that, I have other ways to make money, they don't require me to lose a whole lot.

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Linkums 2012/06/09 20:45:34

50%

I don't have a whole lot to lose. Especially if we're just talking about money rather than belongings.

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Yuki 2012/06/09 20:40:18

30%

3 is my lucky number so yeah 30% ^_^

Blessings to all and,
May all be well with you ^_^

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Inquisitve Kat 2012/06/09 20:33:32

None of the above

Nothing... I'm too broke to take a 50% chance.

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Willski 2012/06/09 20:16:30

None of the above

right now i have about £3 spare. Were this after my next student finance payment, i'd go for 100%. But as it is? 4.6% is all i could spare. I can't risk losing the rest.

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Dave The Canuck 2012/06/09 20:15:50

None of the above

0%. I wouldn't be willing to part with anything I already have.

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Helmholtz 2012/06/09 20:10:36

10%

This is the first question that economists use in one approach to constructing one's utility function.

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Brandi 2011/03/07 07:43:18

10%

+1
I don't like to gamble but I will try 10%

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Dirty red 2011/03/03 03:00:31

None of the above

+1
I can't even afford to gamble a dollar I need every one I have

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BelieverofTruth 2011/03/02 21:45:03

None of the above

I would hold on to it for Yahweh my Father and creator. It would be used for His purposes.

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הרב ריא... to Believe... 2011/03/07 07:50:07

The number of the beast - vi vi vi (666)
World Wide Web- The editor of the beast

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Believe... to הרב ריא... 2011/03/08 19:24:19

Why did you respond to me in this way?

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הרב ריא... to Believe... 2011/03/08 19:30:16

+1
just a friendly FYI...

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Believe... to הרב ריא... 2011/03/08 19:42:48

+1
I understand. Thanks. Feeding the poor, helping the Homeless, And helping to deliver the message and good news of the Gospel to the world is only three things off the top of my head that the money would be used for. I’m sure there are many like them that I could include but the list would be rather long. Again thanks. Shalom.

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Willski to Believe... 2012/06/09 20:15:13

+1
Do you think he knows that the earliest known texts place this number at 616, not 666?
Or that it's DCLXVI, not VI VI VI? (well, really it's DCXVI for the correct 616.)
(Well, this was a "friendly FYI too, perhaps with mild passive aggressive undertones directed towards הרב ריאן Rabbi Ryan...)

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OzSurfer 2011/03/02 19:51:28

10%

+1
Great question. In any investment or gamble, I base my decision on the downside risk, not the potential upside.

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MorganRae 2011/03/02 16:20:23

None of the above

wtf? math?

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just me 2011/03/02 05:37:37

None of the above

Nothing at those odds unless I could hedge my bet.

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roy 2011/03/02 05:09:51

30%

+1
i'd give it a shot.

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Beto 2011/03/02 05:06:26

None of the above

+1
Take the same amount, double it and invest it in a worthwhile charity.
See if you don't feel better invested, but before you quit invest time in the same.

Behold, what is a man profited, if he gain the who world and lose his own soul?
Matt16:26

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~HopelessRomanticM17~ 2011/03/02 04:29:46

50%

+1
that would mean 20 bucks!!!

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largo1 2011/03/02 04:22:37

60%

+1
Play to win

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wtxwoman 2011/03/02 04:19:14

None of the above

+1
I'm not a gambler.

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LesWaggoner BN 1 2011/03/02 03:56:59

10%

+1
With a possible gain of 10 to 1 it's really a no-brainer.

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Tom 2011/03/02 03:56:25

None of the above

+1
Less than 2%

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Tits ISHBAHFF McGee 2011/03/02 03:07:39

10%

+1
I don't know. I'm kind of tight with my money in some ways and then other ways..

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Met 2011/03/02 02:20:53

100%

+1
All in baby!

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Ldude893 2011/03/02 02:05:09

None of the above

+1
I don't like to gamble.

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Jack's Pearl 2011/03/02 01:57:35

10%

+2
Give a little, hopefully get a lot.

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DannyHansen 2011/03/02 01:53:27

50%

+1
half

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Pet Rock Whisperer 2011/03/02 01:51:16

100%

+1
50% chance of winning means it's a two sided bet. I'd bet 50% on either side and come out 5 times ahead of my total investment.

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Hiccup 2011/03/02 01:50:11

None of the above

CHUROS!!!!!

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הרב ריא... to Hiccup 2011/03/02 02:56:43

+1
?

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Texoma 2011/03/02 01:37:46 (edited)

None of the above

+1
I would bet 16.22 Thats it. its a good number and I think I improve my odds with it.

By the way....unrelated... I just became a level 7 with that answer. So I AM a winner.

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Rawr..fear me!!plz?? 2011/03/02 01:14:07

50%

+1
A nice even match....

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