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Stakes Move Thresholds

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An expected-utility choice responds smoothly to both the odds and the stakes — slide either far enough and the best action flips at a computable threshold.

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With the umbrella's utilities, Carry and Leave tie when rain hits 1 in 8; below that, Leave wins.

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Nothing mystical sets the flip point — it falls out of the same two-row arithmetic.