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A's die has sides 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. B's die has sides 1, 1, 1, 6, 6, and 6. Who is more likely to win?

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A and Bare each rolling a fair, six-sided die. They roll their dice simultaneously, individually keeping a sum until someone reaches 100; whomever reaches 100 first wins. (If they reach 100 on the same roll, it's a tie.)

A's die has sides 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. B's die has sides 1, 1, 1, 6, 6, and 6. Who is more likely to win?

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posted Jul 22, 2017 by Salil Agrawal

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