Tuesday Puzzle

5/10/11, 6:02 PM #1

Dan Donaldson
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Tuesday Puzzle

Dan Donaldson

Here is an easy one. I will do another dice one. If I take two die and put the numbers 1,3,4,5,6,8 on one die and 1,2,2,3,3,4 on the other, What could I do with them?

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I have been woodworking for about 25 years now, and would consider myself an enthusiastic amateur. My claim to fame (or infamy) has always been fixing stuff. I spent time in the Air Force in the 60's then went to work as an electronic technician for civil service. I finally got my EE, and being fed up with the civil service nonsense, took a job with Ford Motor Company until I went with the split to Visteon last year. I got interested in music and started playing in a bluegrass band. I wanted a new guitar, and that kind of led me into woodworking. I bought some books, a few tools, and built a guitar. Luckily, I didn't know any better than to try that as a first ever project. I still play it when I get a chance, so it must not be too bad if it can live for over 20 years. After a stint in Mexico for my job, I moved into a new house and built a small shop. Since then I have been collecting tools and skills, probably more of the former than the latter ;-). Finding this site has done more for my skills and enjoyment than anything else. I have learned a lot and really enjoy the friendships that I have made here. I have been married to LOML (Lori) for 32 years now and have 6 kids. When they are all gone, I want to get a 1 bedroom house (so there is not room for them to move back in) and at least a 6 car heated/air conditioned garage for a shop. (Dream on...)

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5/10/11, 6:39 PM #2

Ken Oakley-Sunny St. Cloud, Fla
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Ken Oakley-Sunny St. Cloud, Fla

Play those numbers on the Lottery?

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5/10/11, 8:29 PM #3

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Roll them?

Alex Y

Assuming you are looking for something a little more insightful than that, I will offer this observation, which might trigger someone else to get the answer you are looking for:

The number of ways of getting the results 2,3,4,...,12 are

1,2,3,4,5,6,5,4,3,2,1

Where that leads (if anywhere), I don't know.

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5/10/11, 9:15 PM #4

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Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

You could get arrested in Vegas?

T.

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5/10/11, 11:35 PM #5

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You might be arrested in Las Vegas, but if you were Alex you would be able to talk your way out of jail, since the odds of rolling 2,3,4,...,12 with these dice are exactly the same as what you get with a normal pair of dice.

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5/11/11, 2:52 AM #6

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Doh!

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Dope slap time!

I can't believe I saw that pattern and didn't recognize it! Thanks for completing the picture, Larry!

And nice puzzle, Dan. Thanks.

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5/11/11, 2:59 AM #7

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Dan Donaldson

Right, the odds are identical. The only thing that is different is rolling doubles.

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I have been woodworking for about 25 years now, and would consider myself an enthusiastic amateur. My claim to fame (or infamy) has always been fixing stuff. I spent time in the Air Force in the 60's then went to work as an electronic technician for civil service. I finally got my EE, and being fed up with the civil service nonsense, took a job with Ford Motor Company until I went with the split to Visteon last year. I got interested in music and started playing in a bluegrass band. I wanted a new guitar, and that kind of led me into woodworking. I bought some books, a few tools, and built a guitar. Luckily, I didn't know any better than to try that as a first ever project. I still play it when I get a chance, so it must not be too bad if it can live for over 20 years. After a stint in Mexico for my job, I moved into a new house and built a small shop. Since then I have been collecting tools and skills, probably more of the former than the latter ;-). Finding this site has done more for my skills and enjoyment than anything else. I have learned a lot and really enjoy the friendships that I have made here. I have been married to LOML (Lori) for 32 years now and have 6 kids. When they are all gone, I want to get a 1 bedroom house (so there is not room for them to move back in) and at least a 6 car heated/air conditioned garage for a shop. (Dream on...)

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