A plate of donuts is served in the break room. There are three donuts left for you to choose from: two glazed donuts, and one jelly-filled. You like both glazed and jelly donuts equally. You can only take one, but later if you come back to the break room you hope to find at least one of the other donuts still there, so you can take another. (But three donuts in one day is entirely too many for you; even if both donuts happen to remain when you come back, you'd be just as happy with one.) In the meantime though, it is possible that co-workers might check the break room and take a donut if they find one they like. You don't remember what kind of donuts your co-workers like, but you know everyone in the office who has a preference, has the same preference. In other words, if anyone refuses to eat glazed, then no one refuses to eat jelly, and vice versa. Additionally, some co-workers, like you, will eat any sort of donut.
What type of donut should you take in order to maximize the chances of at least one donut remaining when you come back later?
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