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Nov 2016 p61 q2
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Two fair six-sided dice with faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are thrown and the two scores are noted. The difference between the two scores is defined as follows.
If the scores are equal the difference is zero.
If the scores are not equal the difference is the larger score minus the smaller score.
Find the expectation of the difference between the two scores.
Solution
To find the expectation of the difference between the two scores, we first determine the probability distribution of the differences.