Question

Mark is rolling a six-sided number cube repeatedly. His goal is to roll an odd number 17 times.

How many times should Mark expect to have to roll the number cube for an odd number to be rolled 17 times?

Enter your answer in the box to correctly complete the statement.

Mark should expect to roll the number cube approximately
times to roll an odd number 17 times.

Answer 1

34 Times because there’s an even amount of odd and even numbers on a six sided cube

Answer 2

34 times.

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Solve

If there are six sides on the cube with three odd numbers, there is a half chance you will get an odd number over an even number. If Mark has to roll an odd number 17 times, add the number of times rolled for each probability.

`17 + 17 = 34`