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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-01-14

Rachel told Mariana that if she rolls two number cubes 100 times, she will never get a product of 23. Mariana told her that she can't be sure. Who's right? Explain.

Asked by ruizevelin689

Answer (3)

rachel is right because nothing under the number 100 can be multiplied to get the product of 23

Answered by lop97lop | 2024-06-10

Rachel is right. ;

Answered by Jamieandej | 2024-06-12

Rachel is incorrect in her belief that she will never get a product of 23 when rolling two dice 100 times because a product of 23 is not possible with the numbers on the dice. The maximum product obtainable is 36. Therefore, Rachel is right in saying she will get no instances of 23.
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Answered by Jamieandej | 2024-12-20