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Question 384349: If you roll a pair of dice (expl. the game of craps (dice), and on your first roll the total is 6, what is the probability of rolling another 6 on the next roll of the dice? What are the probabilities of making a 6 on each roll thereafter?
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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you roll a pair of dice (expl. the game of craps (dice), and on your first roll the total is 6, what is the probability of rolling another 6 on the next roll of the dice? What are the probabilities of making a 6 on each roll thereafter?
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The roll results are independent. The probability
is the same each time you roll the pair of dice.
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P(6 on a pair) = 5/36
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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