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Puzzle ID: #18290
Submitted By: wizecracker55




Corrected By: Winner4600








Submitted By: wizecracker55






Probability
Probability puzzles require you to weigh all the possibilities and pick the most likely outcome.Probability
You roll a die 24 times, and the results are as follows:
[1] 6 times
[2] 4 times
[3] 5 times
[4] 3 times
[5] 6 times
[6] 0 times
What are the odds of the twenty fifth die being a six?
[1] 6 times
[2] 4 times
[3] 5 times
[4] 3 times
[5] 6 times
[6] 0 times
What are the odds of the twenty fifth die being a six?
Answer
1:5(probability 1/6)
Dice have no memory, so previous rolls have no bearing on future rolls.
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