document.write( "Question 1149230: A die is loaded in such a way that the probability of the face with j dots
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document.write( "turning up is proportional to j for j = 1,2,3,4,5,6. In 6 independent throws
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document.write( "of this die, what is the probability that each face turns up exactly once? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #770572 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "1+2+3+4+5+6 = 21 \n" ); document.write( "P(1) = 1/21 \n" ); document.write( "P(2) = 2/21 \n" ); document.write( "P(3) = 3/21 \n" ); document.write( "P(4) = 4/21 \n" ); document.write( "P(5) = 5/21 \n" ); document.write( "P(6) = 6/21 \n" ); document.write( "You need to get one of each outcome once. The probability of doing that in any particular order is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Those six outcomes can occur in any of 6! = 720 different orders. \n" ); document.write( "The probability of getting each outcome once in 6 rolls is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "That evaluates to 0.0060 to 4 decimal places, or very close to 0.6%. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |