document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198236>Question 1198236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A person tosses a biased die three times. The probability that the sum of the number of dots in all three tosses is 2 is 0.0625.What is the error in the probabilities?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The common sense tells that the sum of 2 is impossible in tossing a die three times:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the lowest possible sum is 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the true probability of getting the sum 2 in this experiment is 0 (zero).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the error in measuring the probability in this problem is at least 0.0625.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solved, answered and explained.\r<BR>\n" );
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