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Hakim rolled a standard 6-sided die 3000 times. Which of the following is the most reasonable prediction of how many times he rolled a five?


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All right sy Mash members Another question for you Hakim

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rolled a standard six sided die three thousand times which

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the following is the most reasonable prediction of how many

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times he rolled a five So a standard dies Six

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different faces numbered from one to six Like that that's

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a standard die the probability of rolling each faces the

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same non hakim had better be a magician or you

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know run from the mob because we don't like cheaters

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Even in vegas each face on a fare di has

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a one six chance of being rolled with love Large

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numbers tells us that if we roll the die enough

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times we'd expect each face to appear the same number

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of time Well the results should match the probabilities One

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sixth of the time we expect hakim to roll five

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How do we get there While three thousand rolls a

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divided by six possible choices that's five hundred times that

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you roll a five and so that's it it's b 00:00:55.648 --> [endTime] we're shmoop

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