Suppose Joan has a fair four-sided die with sides that are numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4.Image attribution: CC BY NC 3.0 by CK-12After she rolls it 20 times, how many times does she roll the number 3? 3 5 6 It is impossible to tell.
Question
Suppose Joan has a fair four-sided die with sides that are numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4.Image attribution: CC BY NC 3.0 by CK-12After she rolls it 20 times, how many times does she roll the number 3? 3 5 6 It is impossible to tell.
Solution
It is impossible to tell. The roll of a die is a random event, and each roll is independent of the others. Therefore, we cannot predict with certainty how many times Joan will roll a 3 in 20 attempts. The probability of rolling a 3 on a fair four-sided die is 1/4, but this does not mean that Joan will roll a 3 exactly 5 times in 20 rolls. She could roll a 3 more or less than 5 times, or not at all.
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