SOLUTION: (A) How many times must a die be thrown to be sure that the same number occurs twice? (B) How many times must two dice be thrown to be sure that the same total score occurs at lea

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Question 48488: (A) How many times must a die be thrown to be sure that the same number occurs twice?
(B) How many times must two dice be thrown to be sure that the same total score occurs at least six times?
(C) How many times must n dice be sure that the same total score occurs p times?
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Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
can you re-submit the question please as "to be sure" is not a valid phrase in probability... you will never be "sure" to get any specific answer.

Jon