Law of Large Numbers

What does the law of large numbers mean?

• The more you try, the more likely you are to get what you want.
• No matter how many times you try, the probability remains the same.
• Trying harder is a good idea.

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The Law of Large Numbers deals with what?

• Running for a long time.
• Probability.
• Geometry shapes.
• Algebraic Equations.

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What is the term for someone who doesn't understand the Law of Large Numbers?

• You thought wrong.
• Hanger's run time.
• Facade of probability.
• Gambler's fallacy.

If you flip a coin 40 times and get heads every time.  What is the likelihood of flipping a tails the 41st time? 

• 1/41
• 40/41
• 1/2

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If you roll to dice, what is the likelihood that you will roll two numbers that are the same?

• 1/6
• 2/36
•  1/36
• 1/12

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If you have a color wheel and there are four colors, what is the likelihood you will spin the color you want?

• 4
• 1
• 2/3
• 1/4

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If you are spinning a color wheel with seven colors on it and you have 100 spins to get a red.  After 99 spins you have gotten every color but red.  What is the chance you will spin a red on the 100th spin?

• 1
• 1/100
• 6/7
• 1/7

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True or False:  The more you roll a die, the more likely you are to get a higher number.

• True.
• False.
• Beat Pasadena
• Beat Rayburn

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True or False:  If you roll a die 12 times and never get a six, the 13th roll is more likely to be a six.

• True.
• False.
• Beat Rayburn
• Beat Memorial

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If you are stranded on a desert and you can't get off until you roll a six on a die, how many rolls will you ask for?

• 6
• 1
• 36
• Infinite

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