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I would like to train some recreational probability (Puzzles).

Does any of you know a good collection? Preferably with hints or answers.

I've been studying quite a bit of probability theory, but I don't suspect that will do me any real good.

Thanks in advance,

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    @Henr$i$k in case you're still looking, here's a probability puzzle android app I made: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=atorch.statspuzzles2015-05-28

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There is a book, Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability With Solutions by Frederick Mosteller which is quite a good read. You can look up this blog which has a good list of puzzles worked out.

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    That looks like a great suggestion! Thanks!2012-11-25
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definitely agree that Mosteller's book is excellent. In case you exhaust that, there's also quite a few problems in the recreational vein in: Challenging Mathematical Problems with Elementary Solutions, Volume I: Combinatorial Analysis and Probability Theory.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Challenging-Mathematical-Problems-Elementary-Solutions/dp/0486655369

Have just bought this myself actually for some recreational amusement.

Possibly the ultimate compendium of problems is Grimmett and Stirzaker's volme:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thousand-Exercises-Probability-Geoffrey-Grimmett/dp/0198572212/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427198901&sr=1-1&keywords=one+thousand+exercises+in+probability

If you've done all of those, you've pretty much done it all!

Good luck.