50/50, I still get it wrong (sentence correction)

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I can accurately eliminate three answer choices 9 out of 10 times. I then end up with two answers left, 50/50 chances. Unfortunately, I often pick the wrong answer even with such high odds! What is wrong with me? Am I thinking too much?

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by praxis » Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:35 am
Think of it like a math problem. Odds of guessing wrong:

once: 50%
twice: 25%
thrice: 12.5%

You might be overthinking it. If you're guessing, you're going to get some wrong; you can't beat the odds unless you can make it a little better of a guess.

50/50 is not great odds; but practice, practice practice! And soon you'll be 60/40, 70/30, etc.

Good luck!