Here is some quick-and-dirty VFP-code:
dimension anumbers(12)
anumbers = 0
rand(0)
for i = 1 to 10000
die1 = int(rand() * 6 + 1)
die2 = int(rand() * 6 + 1)
sum = die1 + die2
anumbers(sum) = anumbers(sum) + 1
next
clear
for i = 2 to 12
? i, anumbers(i)
next
>You get more precise results with more rolls. 'Tis easier to simulate this with a computer. Excel can come in quite handy, or you can use a small program in VFP.
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>>Hi Hilmar,
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>>I'm a little wierd, so I actually tried the experiment. I too expected the results to form a pyramid, but to my surprise when I graphed the number out, they fit a bell curve more than a pyramad. Maybe the dice I rolled were not honest or maybe I didn't roll the dice enough times, so I can't explain it.
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>>Regards,
>>
>>LelandJ
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