Your friend Jamie rolled a number cube and got the number 5. in his next turn he says he won’t be able to roll another 5 because

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Black_prince [1.1K]

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Your friend Jamie rolled a number cube and got the number 5. in his next turn he says he won’t be able to roll another 5 because

he is only expected to roll a 5 once every six rolls. Is your friend correct ? explain your answer

Mathematics

2 answers:

konstantin123 [22] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-25T12:51:02+03:00

konstantin123 [22]3 years ago

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No, the probability of getting a 5 is 1/6, but you could roll any number of fives in a row. It is just as likely to get rolled the second time as it was the first.

Gnom [1K] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-25T14:01:04+03:00

Gnom [1K]3 years ago

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Answer:

Sample Response: Jamie is not correct. No matter how many times the cube is rolled, the probability of rolling a 5 will be 1/6.

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