A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

Loaded dice and unfair polynomials

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Richard Green
Jul 19, 2023
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If you throw a pair of fair dice, you are six times more likely to throw a total of 7 than a total of 12. This is because the only way to throw a 12 is for each of the dice to show a 6, as in the pic…

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