Question

Natalie has two number pyramids each labeled 1 to 4. Natalie is going to conduct an experiment by tossing both pyramids a total of 96 times. She will find the difference of each pair of numbers rolled by subtracting the lesser number from the greater number. a. How many possible outcomes are there? _________________ b. How many times should Natalie toss a difference of 1? ______________ c. How many times should Natalie toss a difference of 0? ______________

Answer 1

a. There are 9 outcomes : 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 2-1, 2-2

b. 32 times ( as there are 3 outcomes out of 9 that has a difference of 1, she should get a 50% odds)

c. 32 times ( as there are also 3 outcomes out of 9 that has a difference of 0)