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What is the probability that it will come up with one again on the next throw?

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If you toss a dice and it comes up with the number one 9 times in a row,

what is the probability that it will come up with one again on the next throw?

posted Aug 30, 2017 by Swati Arora

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The dice has no memory of what number had previously appeared. So the probability of 1 appearing on the next throw would always be 1/6.

answer Aug 31, 2017 by Mogadala Ramana



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