Little Johnny is walking home. He has $300 he has to bring home to his mom. While he is walking a man stops him and gives him a chance to double his money. The man says "I'll give you $600 if you can roll 1 die and get a 4 or above, you can roll 2 dice and get a 5 or 6 on at least one of them, or you can roll 3 dice and get a 6 on at least on die. If you don't I get your $300."

What does Johnny do to have the best chance of getting home with the money?

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Little Johnny is walking home. He has $300 he has to bring home to his mom. While he is walking a man stops him and gives him a chance to double his money. The man says "I'll give you $600 if you can roll 1 die and get a 4 or above, you can roll 2 dice and get a 5 or 6 on at least one of them, or you can roll 3 dice and get a 6 on at least on die. If you don't I get your $300."

What does Johnny do to have the best chance of getting home with the money?

anonymous · Answer

@XxMuslimxX

xxmuslimxx · Answer

It'd be best he doesn't take the bet, because if he does (with one dice) he has a 50 50 (50%) chance of winning. With two dice he won't have much of a bigger chance of winning either, and with THREE dice he'll have a LOWER chance of winning.

anonymous · Answer

Does anyone else have a different answer?

anonymous · Answer

Doesn't look like it; well, thanks Fatimah!