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Question relating to Dice probabilities
| November 20th, 2011 at 8:01:19 AM permalink | |
| Sanz Member since: Nov 20, 2011 Threads: 1 Posts: 1 | Suppose person A can roll a dice several times and pick the highest number rolled. Person B can also roll a dice several times and pick the highest number. What is the probability that person A will roll a number higher than (but NOT equal to) person B? |
| November 20th, 2011 at 8:14:50 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Nov 9, 2009 Threads: 174 Posts: 2415 | I think it is not too picky to point out that you can roll 2 or more dice, but if rolling one, it is a die. I'm getting picky because you are hard to understand in general. What do you mean by "pick the highest number?" "Baccarat is a game whereby the croupier gathers in money with a flexible sculling oar, then rakes it home. If I could have borrowed his oar I would have stayed." Mark Twain |
| November 20th, 2011 at 8:22:37 AM permalink | |
| kaysirtap Member since: Nov 1, 2011 Threads: 3 Posts: 55 | Are you hoping that you will find an answer for your math homework here? Also, you'd have to clarify how many "dice" you are referring to. |
| November 20th, 2011 at 8:32:57 AM permalink | |
| MathExtremist Member since: Aug 31, 2010 Threads: 46 Posts: 2521 | And how many sides each has, and how many rolls you're doing. The probability approaches zero as rolls increases. "In my own case, when it seemed to me after a long illness that death was close at hand, I found no little solace in playing constantly at dice."
-- Girolamo Cardano, 1563 |
| November 20th, 2011 at 8:40:10 AM permalink | |
| dm Member since: Apr 29, 2010 Threads: 14 Posts: 699 |
Give him a break. I've seen worse questions by the hundreds on here. It's still a good question for some of the smart guys who might even state a formula. I assume he means 1 die, but obviously the higher "higher" is the lower the probability that either one would win. Is that even true, and prove your work?. |
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