SOLUTION: murdo rolls a dice 20 times and records the number of times he obtains each number. he gets 8 sixes. do you think the dice is fair? explain your answer.

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Question 925753: murdo rolls a dice 20 times and records the number of times he obtains each number. he gets 8 sixes. do you think the dice is fair? explain your answer.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p(6) = 1/6
roll 20 times. Expect %281%2F6%2920 = 3.333 (About 3 6s)
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he gets 8 sixes. do you think the dice is fair? CERTAINLY NOT what was expected.
NO, not a fair dice