SOLUTION: suppose we roll two dice and let x and y be the two numbers that appear. find the distribution of |x-y|.

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Question 397744: suppose we roll two dice and let x and y be the two numbers that appear. find the distribution of |x-y|.
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assume that the 2 dice are 6-sided and fair. Then the distribution of abs%28X-Y%29 is as follows:
abs%28X-Y%29 ---> 0 1 2 3 4 5
P(abs%28X-Y%29) ---> 6/36 10/36 8/36 6/36 4/36 2/36