Twelve toy turtles run a race. Each turtle is numbered from 1 to 13. A turtle can move forward one step whenever their number is

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rolled from the sum of two six- sided number cubes. Who do you think is most likely to win the race? Make an argument to justify your answer.

1 answer:

Fofino [41] · Answer 1 · 2023-11-08T18:35:16+03:00

The turtle that would most likely win the race is the turtle 7

<h3>How to determine the turtle with the most chance?</h3>

The turtles are given as:

Turtle = 1 to 13

When two dice are rolled and the sum of the outcomes are taken, the sample space is:

<u>Outcome Frequency</u>

2 1

3 2

4 3

5 4

6 5

7 6

8 5

9 4

10 3

11 2

12 1

The outcome 7 has the highest frequency of 6

This means that the turtle 7 has the highest chance of winning the race