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	Roll two dice and record the difference		2019-12-09
		From Barbara: Suppose you roll two dice 100 times. Each time you record their difference (always subtracting the smaller one from the bigger one to get a positive difference). The possible values you get are 0,1,2,3,4 and 5. You record the frequency of each value in the following table: Difference of two dice 0 1 2 3 4 5 Observed frequency 12 31 26 13 10 8 Let your null hypothesis be that the dice are fair, and the alternative hypothesis be that they are not fair. Using a confidence level of α = 0.10, test the null hypothesis by a goodness-of-fit test. Hint: begin by completing table: x 0 1 2 3 4 5 f(x) Answered by Penny Nom.
	A dice game		2019-03-17
		From Remo: So, little game my kid came up with. Dice are standard d6. I roll a die, he rolls a die. If he gets the same number as me OR a bigger number he wins. So far so good. Used the opportunity to get him to calculate the probabilities of him winning, see if I could get him interested into looking at this game from a more academic perspective. He did fine. Then we upped the ante. He rolls one die, I roll two dice. I his die has a number that is equal or greater than both of mine, he wins. We had a bit of trouble solving that one, and had to resort to a table with all the results ( 6x36) to figure out where we stood. Then again we upped. He rolls two dice, I roll two dice. If any one of his dice has a number equal to or greater than both of mine he wins. I only win if one of my dice is greater than both of his. And we got stuck. Figured I would need to find a formula to resolve this one, as our earlier solution ( table everything ) suddenly is 36x36, giving well over a thousand possible results. And if we ever go bigger than that then we *really* are going to need another way to calculate it. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Rolling 2 dice		2018-04-06
		From Jose: Find the probability p that the sum is as stated when a pair of dice is rolled. (a) Even and doubles. p= (b) Even or doubles. p= Answered by Penny Nom.
	Order of operations		2015-09-12
		From Tanisha: I would just like to double check if something like 5x squared times 4x cubed equals 20x to the power of 5?? It's just that we were told you can only answer an equation like this if the base is the same...so does that mean the x part or the whole thing like 5x? I'm sorry if that didn't make sense! Thank you for your help!! Answered by Penny Nom.
	A conditional probability problem		2014-04-13
		From Chiluya: Two fair dice are rolled. what is the probability that the number on the first die was at least as large as 4 given that the sum of the two dice was 8? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Dice		2013-05-14
		From Julia: What is the probability of rolling(as many times as necessary) a die and getting a total number(sum) when all the rolls are added together of 11? Answered by Lorraine Dame.
	The difference of the numbers on two dice		2012-08-19
		From dilys: Two fair dice are thrown. Find the probability that the difference of the two numbers is divisible by 4? Answered by Chris Fisher and Lorraine Dame.
	Rolling three dice		2012-01-26
		From Aishwarya: A red, a blue and a green die are all thrown at the same time. Display all the possible outcomes in a suitable way. Find the probability of obtaining:- 1. A total of 18 on the three dice 2. a total of 4 on the three dice 3. a total of 10 on the three dice 4. a total of 15 on the three dice 5. a total of 7 on the three dice 6. the same number on each die.. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A single die is rolled twice		2009-11-03
		From Michelle: A single die is rolled twice. Find the probability of getting two numbers whose sum exceeds 5. I can't seem to come up with any of these answers, Help. A. 0.72 B. 0.89 C. 0.68 D. 0.58 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Toss a coin and roll a die		2009-09-21
		From Celeste: Can you please tell me how to set up this problem to find the answer. I know they are independent from there I don't know. a coin and a regular six-sided die are tossed together once. What is the probability that the coin shows a head or the die has a 5 on the upward face? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two dice and the difference of squares		2009-04-21
		From dave: I dont understand how to do this: Two fair dice are rolled. What is the probability that the difference of the squares of the numbers is divisible by three? the answer is 5/9 Answered by Harley Weston.
	A die is loaded so that...		2009-01-30
		From Larry: Hi. I'm having trouble solving this problem. Would you be kind enough to point me in the right direction? A die is loaded so that the probability of a particular face rolling up is proportional to the number of dots on the face. In other words, getting a six is three times as probable as getting a two. what is the probability of getting an even number in one toss? Answered by Victoria West.
	Rolling a 5 before an 11		2008-02-27
		From Jeremy: If rolling two six-sided dice, what is the probability that a sum of 5 will be rolled before a sum of 11? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	Rolling a die repeatedly (you can't just add percentages)		2007-10-04
		From Howard: If my son has a 16.66% chance of rolling a particular number on a dice, and he rolls for it 6 times, he knows (from experience) that his odds of getting at least 1 right are not 100% (16.66% +16.66%+16.66% etc). He asked me if there was an equation that would give him the correct percentage chance of success when trying X times for a Y% chance of something. Answered by Victoria West.
	The probability of rolling double sixes twice in a row		2007-07-10
		From Matt: what is the probability of rolling double sixes twice in a row? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The difference between two dice		2007-06-02
		From smiley: Two standards dice are rolled. Determine the probability that the difference between the two numbers on the dice is 2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rolling two dice		2007-03-06
		From Mary: I have a test and I need to know how to figure out how to find the probability of rolling 2 dice and coming up with a 7 for both rolls. Could you please explain how to find the probability? Thank you. Mary Answered by Penny Nom.
	A probability question which resulted from a game of Yahtzee		2005-12-31
		From Robert: Could someone please assist me with this probability question which resulted from a game of Yahtzee we were playing in Melbourne, Australia on our holidays. The object on this turn was to throw a “large straight” which is 5 numbers in sequence from 5 dice numbered 1 – 6. A player initially throws all 5 dice and then selects those dice they want to throw again for a further two more times. In this instance the player on their first throw, threw a 1,2,3,4 and 6. Question:- What is the respective probabilities of gaining a straight if they were to – a) put back say the 6 and try and throw a 5 on the two further throws or….. b) put back the 1 and 6 and try and throw a 1 and 5 or 5 and 6 on the two further throws bearing in mind that if one of the numbers was a 5 on the second throw they could hold that number and try for a 1 or 6 on the third throw. I would be most appreciative if someone could assist in showing me how to calculate the probabilities particularly in the second instance (b). Answered by Penny Nom.
	Four 25-sided dice		2005-11-24
		From dan: Simply put, I am curious to find the likelyhood of each possibility (4-100) if I were to roll 4 25-sided die. It seems to start off simply, as 1, 4, 10, 20...following the inside diagonal of Pascal's triangle. But as soon as i reach the point where the sum is greater than the number of sides, Pascal's no longer seems to work. I would be greatly appreciated if I could be informed of the proper formula to find this answer, or perhaps if my theory of doing it is wrong. Answered by Andrei Volodin and Shaun Fallat.
	Three dice		2004-05-10
		From A student: If one has 3, 6 sided dice what is the probability of the numbers that are rolled to total 4 through 10 inclusively? Subsequent to this, what is the probability to do this consecutively...say 3 times? Answered by Peny Nom.
	A game of dice		2002-05-13
		From Mika: To play a game a dice is rolled to see who plays first. four players are going to play the game. what is the probability that at least two people roll the same number? ANSWER: P(least 2 people roll the same #)=number of player/total outcome P = 4!/4C2 = 24/4C2 = 4 the answer is 40% Answered by Andrei Volodin.
	A probability tree		2002-05-04
		From A student: Karl and Naomi roll three dice. Karl gives $10 to Naomi if the number 5 turns up once, twice or three times. Naomi gives Karl $3 in all other cases. A) construct the probability tree for this situation. B) Does Karl have an advantage in this game? Justify your answer. My problem is I am unfamiliar on how to draw this probability tree and seem to be having a lot of difficulties, when you have a chance please answer this math problem and get back to me with the results. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rolling 5 sevens before rolling a six or an eight		2002-01-20
		From Tony: When rolling 2 dice, what is the probability of rolling 5 sevens before rolling a six or an eight? Answered by Andrei Volodin and Penny Nom.
	Rolling two dice		2001-09-10
		From Owen: This probability question has been bugging me for a while. Two ordinary dice are rolled. If it is known that one shows a 5, what is the probability that they total 8? I have two different but (seemingly) correct solutions. Answered by Andrei Volodin.
	Mutually exclusive		2001-06-05
		From Marje: What does the mathmatical term "mutually exclusive" mean. Pleas diagram if possible. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Probabilities and dice.		2001-05-04
		From Carmen: Hi! My name is Carmen! I am a member of a grade 5 class in Edmonton, AB. We were talking about probability in math, and I was wanted to know what the probability (odds) of rolling two sixes would be rolling two dice? If it is not to diffucult could you tell me what the probability (odds) of rolling any number with two dice were? Answered by Andrei Volodin and Penny Nom.
	Expected value		2001-04-24
		From Cindy: A game consists of rolling a single fair die. If a number great than 4 is rolled you win the number of dollars showing on the die. If any other number is rolled, you receive $1.00. What is the expected value of this game? Answered by Andrei Volodin.
	Conditional probabiity		2001-01-22
		From Wallace Yang: A pair of six-sided fair dice is thrown. Find the probability that the sum is 10 or greater if it is given that a 5 appears on at least one of the dice. Answered by Penny Nom and Claude Tardif.
	Three dice		2001-01-03
		From John Read: I have three dice (A, B, C.) Three sides of each dice are blank. Three sides of each dice have a number. When the dice are thrown, it must be possible to result in the numbers 1 to 49 in any combinations without doubling up on any figure. i.e. Different combinations resulting in the same end number. I managed to get from 1 to 47 before getting stuck. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Review problems		2000-09-18
		From Dee: A card is selected from an ordinary deck of cards. What is the probability of. . . selecting 2 aces in a row? If you toss two dice, what would be your probability of the following? . . . Answered by Penny Nom.
	Three dice		1998-11-17
		From Ryan Allinson: Rolling three regular dice how many different ways could a sum of 10 be rolled? Hope you can help. Can you please show me how this is done? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Snake Eyes		1998-07-20
		Would you please advise me what the probability is of rolling snake eyes on a pair of dice is? My recollection is 1 out of 6 multiplied by 1 out of 6 = 1 out of 36 is this correct? Answered by Jack LeSage and Penny Nom.
	Rolling a seven		1998-06-11
		From Bruce Thompson: What is the probablity of rolling two dice and it coming out as seven? a) 1/6 b) 1/36 please give me the correct awnser and explain please. Answered by Harley Weston.

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