Possible Answers
The 20 answers inside a Magic 8 Ball are:
- ● It is certain
- ● It is decidedly so
- ● Without a doubt
- ● Yes – definitely
- ● You may rely on it
- ● As I see it, yes
- ● Most likely
- ● Outlook good
- ● Yes
- ● Signs point to yes
- ● Reply hazy, try again
- ● Ask again later
- ● Better not tell you now
- ● Cannot predict now
- ● Concentrate and ask again
- ● Don't count on it
- ● My reply is no
- ● My sources say no
- ● Outlook not so good
- ● Very doubtful
10 of the possible answers are affirmative (●), 5 are negative (●), and 5 are non-committal (●). Using the Coupon collector's problem in probability theory, it can be shown that it takes, on average, 72 questions of the Magic 8 Ball for all 20 of its answers to appear at least once.
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