document.write( "Question 990340: if the payoff of rolling two dice is the sum of the upper face of the two dice, what is the expected payoff of one roll of the two dice? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #610378 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! It is symmetric around the number 7. \n" ); document.write( "(1/36)*2=2/36 \n" ); document.write( "(2/36)*3=6/36 \n" ); document.write( "(3/36)*4=12/36 \n" ); document.write( "(4/36)*5=20/36 \n" ); document.write( "(5/36)*6=30/36 \n" ); document.write( "(6/36)*7=42/36 \n" ); document.write( "(5/36)*8=40/36 \n" ); document.write( "(4/36)*9=36/36 \n" ); document.write( "(3/36)*10=30/36 \n" ); document.write( "(2/36)*11=22/36 \n" ); document.write( "(1/36)*12=12/36 \n" ); document.write( "sum of all of these values * probability of each is the expected value. \n" ); document.write( "This adds to 252/36=7. \n" ); document.write( " |