17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Here's another: Twenty beautiful women are to pass before you, one by one (or 20 handsome men). You see only one at a time. You cannot speak to them. After seeing any one, you must pick her or reject her. If you reject her, you cannot change your mind. If you pick her the exercise terminates. What is the optimal strategy for insuring you get the most beautiful woman possible under the circumstances? David