The Monty Hall Problem

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You're on a game show. Behind one of 3 doors is a car; behind the other two are goats. You pick door 1. The host (who knows what's behind each door) opens door 3 to reveal a goat, then asks if you'd like to switch to door 2. Should you switch?

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