Question

Vivica is experimenting with a standard die whose six sides are numbered 1 through 6. She wants to test the probability of the die rolling an even number or an odd number. Vivica rolls the cube several times and records each outcome in the following table. Based on Vivica’s results, what outcome should she expect on the next (eighth) roll?

1 Odd
2 Odd
3 Even
4 Even
5 Odd
6 Odd
7 Even
8 ?
A.) Vivica should not have an expectation, because the probability of the outcome being even is the same as it is for being odd.
B.) Vivica should expect the next roll to be odd, because the last roll was even.
C.) Vivica should expect the next roll to be even, because that would fit the established pattern. (INCORRECT ANSWER)
D.) Vivica should expect the next roll to be even, because the last roll was even.

Answer 1

even because of the order

Answer 2

A, of course. That's because this could simply be a coinciedence. Overall there is a 50/50 chance for either answer.