Cam is going to roll a fair 6-sided die 2400 times.

What is the best prediction for the number of times that Cam will roll the number 4?
Choose 1 answer:
• Exactly 400 times
® Close to 400 times but probably not exactly 400 times
© Exactly 600 times
Close to 600 times but probably not exactly 600 times

1 answer

To predict the number of times Cam will roll the number 4 when rolling a fair 6-sided die 2400 times, we can use the expected probability of rolling a 4.

Since the die is fair, the probability of rolling a 4 on any single roll is:

\[ P(4) = \frac{1}{6} \]

To find the expected number of times Cam rolls a 4, we multiply the total number of rolls (2400) by the probability of rolling a 4:

\[ \text{Expected number of 4s} = 2400 \times \frac{1}{6} = 400 \]

In this case, we're looking for the best prediction among the provided options.

The choices were:

  1. Exactly 400 times
  2. Close to 400 times but probably not exactly 400 times
  3. Exactly 600 times
  4. Close to 600 times but probably not exactly 600 times

Since we expect about 400 rolls of 4, the best prediction is:

Close to 400 times but probably not exactly 400 times.