Exercise 8. In a dice game, players each roll 6 fair 6-sided dice. Each player keeps track of the number of sixes that they roll. (a) What is the probability that a player rolls 6 sixes. (b) I roll and I get 1 six. What is the probability that you lose to me? (c) I roll and I get 4 sixes. What is the probability that you beat me?

Exercise 8. In a dice game, players each roll 6 fair 6-sided dice. Each player keeps track of the number of sixes that they roll. (a) What is the probability that a player rolls 6 sixes. (b) I roll and I get 1 six. What is the probability that you lose to me? (c) I roll and I get 4 sixes. What is the probability that you beat me?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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