Because MATH, that's why.

[theweaselking]

You roll two fair 6-sided dice.

One of them is a 6.

What are the odds that the other is also a six?

[Poll #1770498]

Comments

[tsunami-ryuu.livejournal.com]

Done, though I'm still not sure if I'm interpreting the question correctly. I initially read it as "probability of rolling two 6s at once" i.e. P(A and B), then reinterpreted it as simply "what are the odds that the unknown die happened to land on 6", which would be 1/6 because each die's result is independent of the other. Or are we supposed to look for all of the combinations that contain at least one 6?

I like this question. It is deliciously evil and would make a great trick question on an intro stats exam.