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 le

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Question 772404: (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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A) 7
B) We have 11 sums (2 to 12) Answer: 5*11+1 = 56
C) We have 5n+1 sums (n to 6n) Answer: (p-1)(5n+1) +1 = 5pn+p-5n

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