Question

The faces on a fair number cube are labelled 1,2,3,4,5 and 6. Steven rolls the number cube 48 times.

How many times should Steven expect to roll a 3 ?

a 3
b 8
c 16
d 24

Answer 1

B) 8 ok byeeeeeejdjdjfjcixixjjdjfjfjfjfjfjf

Answer 2

Your answer is B) 8

This is because the probability of each possibility is 1/6, and if he rolls 48 times we have to convert our probability out of 48.

6 x 8 = 48
1 x 8 = 8

Steven should expect to land on the face three, eight times if he rolls he die 48 times.