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#1 2012-12-23 18:31:08
- julianthemath
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Farkle problem (Probability)
If you were going to roll 6 dice, what is the probability of getting an all-6?
I am thinking of it as 1/36 chance, but I don't know how to get the chance.
I am just a third grade student in the Philippines, and our mathematics teacher did not discuss us the concept of probability.
Please help me!
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#2 2012-12-23 19:08:17
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Re: Farkle problem (Probability)
There are six faces in one die.
Therefore, the chance of any of them occuring once is 1/6
Now, suppose there are two dice with 6 faces each
Now there can be 36 ways of the outcome
E.g, (1,1) (1,2) ... (2,1) (2,2) (2,3) .... (6,5) (6,6)
Therefore the chance of getting two sixes is 1/36
You can also get it by multiplying (1/6)*(1/6)
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#3 2012-12-23 20:13:15
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Re: Farkle problem (Probability)
For six dice it will be
You work out the probability of each event (1/6) and, if they are independent, mutliply the porbabilities.
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#4 2012-12-23 20:27:58
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Re: Farkle problem (Probability)
Agnishom, when all dices face a 6, not only 2.
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#5 2012-12-23 20:59:10
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Re: Farkle problem (Probability)
Hi julianthemath;
He was showing you how you can reason about it for six by showing two.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#6 2012-12-26 11:52:50
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Re: Farkle problem (Probability)
Found it out. It's 1/46656, found it in Yahoo! Answers.
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#7 2012-12-26 19:31:23
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Re: Farkle problem (Probability)
Hi julianthemath;
You can not always trust yahoo answers. In this case they were right but the question was already answered up above and by more reliable people.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.