Suppose dice were rolled 300 times. Find the mean and standard deviation for a sum of five.

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anonymous · Answer

the mean is 33.3 and the standard deviation is 5.44. I just don't know how to get those answers :/

tkhunny · Answer

What a strangely-worded question.  I think it means, "Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the Random Variable X that represents the number of 5s achieved in 300 rolls of a fair die."  In other words, you roll a die 300 times, how many 5s can you expect?

A fair die has six sides.  P(getting a 5 on 1 roll) = 1/6 -- You must believe this.