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The "total" is a random variable, say "X" and has a distribution as shown in chart below.
(since total is confusing we will call it X)
E(X)
X ways or possibilities of top faces # possibilities probability P (in decimals) P.X
2 (1,1) 1 1/36 0.0278 0.0556
3 (1,2) | (2,1) 2 2/36 0.0556 0.1667
4 (1,3) | (2,2) | (3,1) 3 3/36 0.0833 0.3333
5 (1,4) (2,3) | (3,2) (4,1) 4 4/36 0.1111 0.5556
6 (1,5) (2,4) | (3,3) | (4,2) (5,1) 5 5/36 0.1389 0.8333
7 (1,6) (2,5) (3,4) | (4,3) (5,2) (6,1) 6 6/36 0.1667 1.1667
8 (2,6) (3,5) | (4,4) | (5,3) (6,2) 5 5/36 0.1389 1.1111
9 (3,6) (4,5) | (5,4) (6,3) 4 4/36 0.1111 1.0000
10 (4,6) | (5,5) | (6,4) 3 3/36 0.0833 0.8333
11 (5,6) | (6,5) 2 2/36 0.0556 0.6111
12 (6,6) 1 1/36 0.0278 0.3333
0.0600
0.0400
0.0200
0.0000
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
can fall. The sum of the 2 top faces we will call "total".
E(X-square)
P.X.X
0.1111
0.5000
1.3333
2.7778
5.0000
8.1667
8.8889
9.0000
8.3333
6.7222
4.0000
54.8333333
a) Give each of your answers as a fraction in its simplest form, find the probability that he moves
(i) two spaces with his next move:
refer to table, X=2 with a probability of 0.0278
b) What is the most likely number of spaces that Kenwyn will move with his next throw?
Explain your answer.
7 because in can happen in 6 ways out of the 36 possible ways, the maximum for any total of the 2 dices
c) 95 96 97 98 99 100
Go back WIN
3 spaces
Find the probability that he reaches 100 in either of his next tw throws.
heh, heh :)
First count (figure out) the number of ways Kenwyn can win in 2 rolls
roll_1 gets 3, roll_2 not needed
roll_1 gets 4 or above, roll_2 gets 3
roll_1 gets 2, roll_2 gets 4
Notice he can't get to 98 since the total can never be 1
Tabulate the ways and their probabilities The non-excel method (for