A gambler made three 6-sided dice.
The red die had the numbers 2,4 and 9 each appear twice on its faces.
The blue die had the numbers 3,5 and 7 eachappear twice on its faces.
The yellow die had the numbers 1,6 and 8 each appear twice on its faces.
- The total of faces of each dice is the same. In the Gambler's Game his opponent chooses any die first and then rolls it. The gambler then chooses a die and rolls it. He is confident he can always choose a die that would give him a better chance of obtaining a higher score. Explain why the gambler is correct to be confident and provide calculations to support your explanation.
- Describe the variation on the gambler's game that would give him even a better chance of winning.
- Create another set of three dice that would serve the gambler equally as well, but this time each face on a single die must be a different number and no number can be used more than once. Again use calculations to explain why your new dice also work.
A gambler made three 6-sided dice.
The red die had the numbers 2,4 and 9 each appear twice on its faces.
The blue die had the numbers 3,5 and 7 eachappear twice on its faces.
The yellow die had the numbers 1,6 and 8 each appear twice on its faces.
- The total of faces of each dice is the same. In the Gambler's Game his opponent chooses any die first and then rolls it. The gambler then chooses a die and rolls it. He is confident he can always choose a die that would give him a better chance of obtaining a higher score. Explain why the gambler is correct to be confident and provide calculations to support your explanation.
- Describe the variation on the gambler's game that would give him even a better chance of winning.
- Create another set of three dice that would serve the gambler equally as well, but this time each face on a single die must be a different number and no number can be used more than once. Again use calculations to explain why your new dice also work.