The Monty Hall Problem for Kids: Why Switching Doors Wins

The story of the Monty Hall problem for kids: three doors, one car and two goats, and how Marilyn vos Savant explained in 1990 why switching wins twice as often.

• Why your first pick has only a one in three chance
• How the host's open door is a clue that changes the chances
• How even the great mathematician Paul Erdos only believed it after a computer test
• Quiz questions to answer along the way

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