CSCI A113 Lecture Notes Eight Fall 2001

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1. You are being given six dice.

2. Each die has six faces, numbered 1 (one) through 6 (six).

   These are fair dice. They are not biased.

When you're finished please write the answer here: _____________________

Also answer the following questions:

• How many possible outcomes (total number of events)?

• How many times have you run your simulation?

• How many times have you noticed the desired event as occurring?

• How did you calculate the probability from your observations?

• What if the question asks for the chance of getting 20 or less?

A solution will be presented in class.