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OP Mon Feb 28 07:54:29 2011 No.2618845 [Reply] [Original]

Ahoy, mathfags!
I was just wondering what the odds were of two players in a game each rolling 2 dice and then one of the players rolls double 1's and the other rolls double 6's.

i know that the odds of rolling double 1's is 1 in 36 and that the same goes for rolling double 6's, but is it really as simple as the odds therefore being 2 in 72 (1 in 36)? i dont believe that it is, so im asking you.

also, would the odds of this happening be the same as if one person rolled 4 six sided dice and got 1, 1, 6, 6? i dont believe this is true either, but again i ask you for confirmation.

one full gold star to the person who answers correctly!

Anonymous Mon Feb 28 08:02:29 2011 No.2618872

The chance of player 1 throwing snake eyes is 1/36
The chance of player 2 throwing double 6 is 1/36
Total chance is therefore 1/36*1/36 = 1/1296
If you don't care about which player throws which, it's 1/648.
The odds of one player throwing 1166 are much bigger.
Think about this, each dice has a name.
In the first case, A 1, B 1, C 6, D 6 is the only winning combination. If we don't care about the players, A 6, B 6, C 1, D 1 is now also a winning combo. If all dice are grouped together, A 1, B 6, C 1, D 6, for example, also becomes a winning combo.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 28 08:06:29 2011 No.2618885 2/36 * 2/36 = 1/324

>>	OP Mon Feb 28 08:08:29 2011 No.2618892 File: 74 KB, 800x800, gold_star.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2618872 tyvm! i couldnt have hoped for a better response, be it in time, quality, or detail. heres your gold star; and know that you've also won my heart, kind anon!

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 28 08:35:29 2011 No.2618987 >>2618885 wrong, moron >>2618892 a gold star? lol, how gay are you?

>>	Inurdaes !V1sPhobos. Mon Feb 28 08:38:29 2011 No.2618997 File: 70 KB, 500x281, 4165689559_51dd07a5e7.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2618987 Somebody's is uncomfortable with their sexuality.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 28 08:41:29 2011 No.2619012 >>2618997 yeh, i'm comfortable with being straight. gays go to hell.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 28 08:42:29 2011 No.2619016 >>2618997 Maybe he is, but a gold star IS pretty gay.

>>	Inurdaes !V1sPhobos. Mon Feb 28 08:43:29 2011 No.2619026 File: 4 KB, 260x194, images.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2619012 >hell Oh my, here we go >>2619016 True that. Banana sticker is superior.

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