Solving Dice Problems with Markov Chains
probability
A colleague asked me an interesting probability problem involving dice. If you roll a die continuously, are you more likely to roll two consecutive 5’s or a 5 immediately followed by a 6? On average how many rolls are required to roll two consecutive 5’s? How about rolling 5 immediately followed by a 6?
Interactive Example Roll 5,5 Roll 5,6 Solution Reveal the Solution The state machine diagram for rolling two consecutive 5’s:
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