Goldman Sachs Deck
Brainteaser: roll two fair dice — what's the probability the sum is 7, and why is 7 the most likely sum?
Model answer
Define the sample space out loud: 6 x 6 = 36 equally likely outcomes. Seven can be made six ways — (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (6,1) — so the probability is 6/36 = 1/6. Seven is the most…
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