SOLUTION: The question is: Compute the probability of rolling a 1 on a standard six-sided die, given that the previous three rolls were all 1s.

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Question 1171135: The question is: Compute the probability of rolling a 1 on a standard six-sided die, given that the previous three rolls were all 1s.



Answer by math_helper(2461)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Assuming it is a fair die...
How many ways to roll a 1? 1
How many different possible rolls? 6
P(rolling a 1) = 1/6
It does not matter what happened on previous rolls, all rolls are independent.


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