Captain Kirk and Mr

question 5

Multiple Choice

Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock are engaged in a 3-D backgammon playoff, a game employing 6 dice. Kirk asks Spock the probability of rolling the dice and observing 6 sixes. Assume the dice are not biased. Spock's correct a priori reply is _________.

• A) "Insufficient data, Captain."
• B) "One-sixth to the sixth power, Sir." Translation: (1/6) 6
• C) "One-thirtysixth, Sir."
• D) "One-thirtysix to the sixth power, Sir." (1/36) 6
• E) "The probability is equal to (1/6)X(1/5)X(1/4)X(1/3)X (1/2)X(1/1), Sir." (1/720)

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