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Assignment 4 Warm Down - Missing Information?

Should Assignment 4 Warm Down include: For each card there is a number on one side and a letter on the other?

I'll have a play tomorrow and see what difference it makes to the answer.

I looked at it briefly, and I think it makes a difference to one card.

I think that with the information you need to turn over 2 cards, but without it you need to check 3 of them.

I agree - but I was trying not to give the answer away :-)

True - but I have said nothing about which cards! IME people easily spot one of the two but then get the other one wrong.

We did intend there to be a number on one side and a letter on the other, but it is kind of interesting to see what difference it makes!

I have updated the assignment to show the extra information - if you spot any more mistakes please let us know!

Many thanks!

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