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The Coffee Mug

The Coffee Mug

In an experiment, half of class is given a coffee mug and rest of class gets chocolate bars. The cost of mugs and chocolate is almost the same. The students like both the choices equally and are likely to choose either of these.
Every person chooses cup or chocolate as per their choice. After the experiment, students are offered the opportunity to switch from mug to chocolate and vice versa.
What percentage of students do think will switch or not switch and why?
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