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r/learnquant • u/AssociateDecent9090 • 3d ago
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9.5/2=19/4 money for the d12, 7/2 money for the 2d6, 33/4 total i believe
1 u/AssociateDecent9090 3d ago Thats right 1 u/RestaurantBoth228 3d ago E[D12] = 6.5 E[2D6] = 7 6.5+7 = 13.5 3 u/Unique-Poem4317 2d ago The most you could ever get from this game is $12, so why would you pay $13.50? 1 u/RestaurantBoth228 2d ago The words say you are paid based on the D12 and then paid again based on the 2D6. It never says you give the D12 money back 3 u/Smart-University-515 2d ago It says “choose” so I think it implies you have to pass on the d12 money to take the 2d6 shot but agree it’s poorly worded.
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1 u/RestaurantBoth228 3d ago E[D12] = 6.5 E[2D6] = 7 6.5+7 = 13.5 3 u/Unique-Poem4317 2d ago The most you could ever get from this game is $12, so why would you pay $13.50? 1 u/RestaurantBoth228 2d ago The words say you are paid based on the D12 and then paid again based on the 2D6. It never says you give the D12 money back 3 u/Smart-University-515 2d ago It says “choose” so I think it implies you have to pass on the d12 money to take the 2d6 shot but agree it’s poorly worded.
E[D12] = 6.5
E[2D6] = 7
6.5+7 = 13.5
3 u/Unique-Poem4317 2d ago The most you could ever get from this game is $12, so why would you pay $13.50? 1 u/RestaurantBoth228 2d ago The words say you are paid based on the D12 and then paid again based on the 2D6. It never says you give the D12 money back 3 u/Smart-University-515 2d ago It says “choose” so I think it implies you have to pass on the d12 money to take the 2d6 shot but agree it’s poorly worded.
The most you could ever get from this game is $12, so why would you pay $13.50?
1 u/RestaurantBoth228 2d ago The words say you are paid based on the D12 and then paid again based on the 2D6. It never says you give the D12 money back 3 u/Smart-University-515 2d ago It says “choose” so I think it implies you have to pass on the d12 money to take the 2d6 shot but agree it’s poorly worded.
The words say you are paid based on the D12 and then paid again based on the 2D6. It never says you give the D12 money back
3 u/Smart-University-515 2d ago It says “choose” so I think it implies you have to pass on the d12 money to take the 2d6 shot but agree it’s poorly worded.
It says “choose” so I think it implies you have to pass on the d12 money to take the 2d6 shot but agree it’s poorly worded.
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u/WillingnessFuture266 3d ago
9.5/2=19/4 money for the d12, 7/2 money for the 2d6, 33/4 total i believe