Throwing a pair of dice or even the haphazard flow of heavy traffic in the city . How can we talk meaningfully about any situation that is unpredictable or has an uncertain outcome . Well, welcome to the mathematics of probability. Boxcars my point, my roll. Youre right, mr. Jerry. Youre one lucky guy. No, no, no, my friend. Really luck has nothing to do with this. These dice, they love me. Okay, sure, whatever. Youre up three to one. Yes, and as we agreed, the first one to four points wins it all. Which means, odds are, im about to win. Right, right. Hard eight. So roll again. [ knocking on door ] open up in there the police . I thought you said this game was protected. Hey, hey, hey. What are you doing there . Im taking my half. Im out of here. What . No, wait a second here, i was winning, i was winning this games over. [ knocking on door ] i said, open up talk about a situation with an uncertain outcome. Ancient people believed that randomness and chance were the work of the gods, a
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Silas Lehouillier of Edgecomb is a high school junior who knows his way around a kitchen. He has cooked with his family members since he was a child. His favorite dish to prepare is curry. He knows all about chopping vegetables, selecting the right.
Silas Lehouillier of Edgecomb is a high school junior who knows his way around a kitchen. He has cooked with his family members since he was a child. His favorite dish to prepare is curry. He knows all about chopping vegetables, selecting the right.