Timeline for Best bet for a game of rolling a six sided die
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| Dec 14, 2015 at 2:03 | answer | added | Glen_b | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 12, 2015 at 21:37 | comment | added | whuber♦ | That's what we need to know. In many games--Roulette is a classic example--the payouts go up as the outcome gets less likely. They influence the betting enormously. All you need to do now to answer this question is figure out whether you will win more frequently (in the hypothetical long run) by betting on 6 or on 1. Oh, I see you already gave that answer... . | |
| Dec 12, 2015 at 21:33 | comment | added | fdzsfhaS | ok, could you explain more how the payoffs alter the answer? A fixed payout is only given if a bet is correct, nothing is given to incorrect bets. and the game is only played once. | |
| Dec 12, 2015 at 21:26 | comment | added | whuber♦ | It's impossible to provide adequate advice without knowing the payoffs. Perhaps you could let us know what they are? | |
| Dec 12, 2015 at 21:25 | review | First posts | |||
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| Dec 12, 2015 at 21:22 | history | asked | fdzsfhaS | CC BY-SA 3.0 |