Maths question

[Ako Si Jamie]

This not a trick question.

Tom rolls a dice three times and the number 2,3 and 5 appear.

If Tom rolls the dice another three times, what is the probability of a 6 appearing?

I reckon it's 1 in 6 but I could be wrong.

[Arthur Little]

This not a trick question.

Tom rolls a dice three times and the numbers 2,3 and 5 appear.

If Tom rolls the dice another three times, what is the probability of a 6 appearing?

I reckon it's 1 in 6 but I could be wrong.

:cwm25: ... possibly! :icon_rolleyes: ... it seems a bit too "dicey" to be sure! :biggrin:

[johncar54]

What came up previously cannot have any bearing on what will come up next. Thus I would agree, each time one rolls a dice it is a 1 in 6 chance of a particular number coming up.

[Ako Si Jamie]

:cwm25: ... possibly! :icon_rolleyes: ... it seems a bit too "dicey" to be sure! :biggrin:

Ha good one Arthur :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ako Si Jamie]

What came up previously cannot have any bearing on what will come up next. Yep, I think you're right :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

What came up previously cannot have any bearing on what will come up next. Thus I would agree, each time one rolls a dice it is a 1 in 6 chance of a particular number coming up.

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

The probability of a six in any single roll of the dice is 1/6 which equates to 16.667%

Interestingly, when you make a single roll of 2 dice, there is a probability of only 30.5 % of at least one 6 turning up.