In a game, the player wins if he rolls a 2 on a

number cube. If the number cube is rolled 24 times,

then what is a reasonable prediction for the number

of successful rolls?

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20 October, 17:18

In a game, the player wins if he rolls a 2 on a

number cube. If the number cube is rolled 24 times,

then what is a reasonable prediction for the number

of successful rolls?

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Angel Mcgrath · Answer 1

Since the die is 6 sided, there's a 1/6 chance he'll roll a 2. If we divided 100 by 6, it is a 17% success rate.

24 x 17% is 4.08.

He will probably roll successfully 4 times out of 24

Double check: 4/24 can be simplified to 1/6, which is the original probability.

In a game, the player wins if he rolls a 2 on anumber cube. If the number cube is rolled 24 times,then what is a reasonable prediction for the numberof successful rolls?

In a game, the player wins if he rolls a 2 on a

number cube. If the number cube is rolled 24 times,

then what is a reasonable prediction for the number

of successful rolls?