Sean recorded everyone's number cube rolls during the game

1,6,2,1,5,4,2,2,1,4,5,1,3,4,1

He stated that the theoretical probability of rolling a 1 is greater than rolling any other number. Explain Sean's error

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Kallie Zhang

Mathematics

27 September, 11:39

Sean recorded everyone's number cube rolls during the game

1,6,2,1,5,4,2,2,1,4,5,1,3,4,1

He stated that the theoretical probability of rolling a 1 is greater than rolling any other number. Explain Sean's error

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Claire Lawrence · Answer 1

Sample Response: Sean's error is that he just looked the number of times 1 occurred. The theoretical probability of rolling a 1 is found by dividing the number of desired outcomes by the total number of outcomes. The correct probability of rolling a one is 1/6.

Tabetha · Answer 2

His assumption is based upon his belief that the average is fixed and not just random; the number each person gets is random, and with none more likely than another.

Sean recorded everyone's number cube rolls during the game1,6,2,1,5,4,2,2,1,4,5,1,3,4,1He stated that the theoretical probability of rolling a 1 is greater than rolling any other number. Explain Sean's error

Sean recorded everyone's number cube rolls during the game

1,6,2,1,5,4,2,2,1,4,5,1,3,4,1

He stated that the theoretical probability of rolling a 1 is greater than rolling any other number. Explain Sean's error