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What is the expected number of times a 6 appears when a fair die is rolled 10 times?
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The expected value is calculated by multiplying each possible outcome by its probability, and then summing these values. In this case, we are interested in the expected number of times a 6 appears when a fair die is rolled 10 times. Show more…
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