Repeating the same pair of dice values
Question
Two fair six-sided dice are thrown and the two numbers are noted. Both dice are then thrown a second time. What is the probability that the second throw produces the same pair of numbers as the first (in either order)?
Short answer
. If the first throw is a double (probability ), the repeat needs that exact double, probability . If it shows two different values (probability ), either order works, probability . Total .
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- Sample Spaces, Events, and the Probability Axioms
- Counting and Combinatorics
- Expectation, Mean, and Variance
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