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In a dice game, why is each roll treated as an independent event?
Each roll's odds do not depend on earlier rolls.
- Dice games never involve any randomness
- Previous rolls change the next roll's odds
- Each roll's odds do not depend on earlier rolls ✔
Why: Dice rolls are independent, so earlier results do not change the odds of the next throw.
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Answer: Each roll's odds do not depend on earlier rolls. Dice rolls are independent, so earlier results do not change the odds of the next throw.
- Game design en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_design
each throw of the dice is an independent event
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