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Challenge 1: The three dice game

It’s a two-player game. There are 3 dice, with different numbers on each. You can pick any dice and your opponent will pick from the remaining 2 dice.

Then both the players roll their dice. Whoever gets the highest number wins.

Which dice will you pick?

What students worked out13

  • Student 3

    Green

  • Student 1

    I will pick dice 1

  • Student 36

    3 faces have 13 numbers
    so chances of winning is more

  • Student 2

    THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBABILITY AS
    WHEN WE ADD ALL THE NUMBERS
    WE GET 42
    IN ALL CASES
    🙂

  • Student 6

    Now we should choose between dice Blue and Green because Red-41 , Blue-42 ,Green-42,So dice no 2&3 have the chance of winning

    • Student 2

      RED IS 42

  • Student 7

    i choose red

  • Student 3

    RED VS BLUE B>R
    blue vs green G>B
    GREEN VS RED R>G

    OPPONENT WILL HAVE BETTER CHOICE THAN FIRST PLAYER

  • Student 6

    Sir I would choose red.

  • Student 13

    Dice 1- Red

  • Student 8

    Red

  • Student 5

    red

  • Student 4

    red