Question

Bob rolls a fair six-sided die each morning. If Bob rolls a composite number, he eats sweetened cereal. If he rolls a prime number, he eats unsweetened cereal. If he rolls a $1$, then he rolls again. In a non-leap year, what is the expected value of the difference between the number of days Bob eats unsweetened cereal and the number of days he eats sweetened cereal

Answer 1

Bob eats a 171 days sweetened cereal and 194 days he eat unsweetened cereal.

According to the statement

we have given that the Bob rolls a composite number, he eats sweetened cereal. If he rolls a prime number, he eats unsweetened cereal.

and we have to find that the expected value of the difference between the number of days.

So, the total number of days in a year is 365 days.

Chance to get a prime number on a die = 3/6

Chance to get a prime number on a die = 1/2.

and chances to get a composite number = 2/6

chances to get a composite number = 1/3

and chances to get a 1 on a die = 1/6.

Then the expected value =

so, expected value = 365(1/6) + 365(1/3) + 365(1/2)

then after calculating

Expected value = 1+2+1

then the value become is 4

and by this way he eat 171 days sweet cereal and other days he eat unsweetened.

So, Bob eats a 171 days sweetened cereal and 194 days he eat unsweetened cereal.

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