409 probability/icos.p
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This article is from the Puzzles FAQ, by Chris Cole chris@questrel.questrel.com and Matthew Daly mwdaly@pobox.com with numerous contributions by others.
409 probability/icos.p
The "house" rolls two 20-sided dice and the "player" rolls one
20-sided die. If the player rolls a number on his die between the
two numbers the house rolled, then the player wins. Otherwise, the
house wins (including ties). What are the probabilities of the player
winning?
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It is easily seen that if any two of the three dice agree that the
house wins. The probability that this does not happen is 19*18/(20*20).
If the three numbers are different, the probability of winning is 1/3.
So the chance of winning is 19*18/(20*20*3) = 3*19/200 = 57/200.
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