SOLUTION: Q3) Ahmed plays a game where he tosses two balanced 4 sided-dice, each with faces labeled by 1, 2, 3 and 4. He wins 2 points if the sum is 4. He wins 1 point if the sum is gr

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Misc -> SOLUTION: Q3) Ahmed plays a game where he tosses two balanced 4 sided-dice, each with faces labeled by 1, 2, 3 and 4. He wins 2 points if the sum is 4. He wins 1 point if the sum is gr      Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


   



Question 1160445: Q3) Ahmed plays a game where he tosses two balanced 4 sided-dice, each with faces
labeled by 1, 2, 3 and 4.
He wins 2 points if the sum is 4.
He wins 1 point if the sum is greater than 4.
He loses k points if the sum is less than 4.
i. Find the probability distribution sum.
ii. Find the value of k which achieves the fairness of game.
(i.e. The fairness is achieved if the game is not biased neither to loss or win)

Answer by ikleyn(52915) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

Hello, I have a question.

When we toss a regular dice, we know what is the outcome: it is the number at the upper face of the dice.

What is the outcome, when we toss a 4-sided dice ?