The Wizard will bank this bet: 1/6 vs 1/11

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[QUOTE=Rob.Singer;27567]

What is YOUR interpretation of this, exactly:

You have two 6-sided dice in a cup. You shake the dice, and slam the cup down onto the table, hiding the result. Your partner peeks under the cup, and tells you, truthfully, "At least one of the dice is a 2."

What is the probability that both dice are showing a 2?

Obviously, the answer is 1in36. You see, WoVers thrive on spoofing and arguing ad nauseum. And your egos are thru the roof. Well, now you have to realize that while all you geniuses were busy solving mathematical problems and theorizing about this and that, the rest of the world was busy experiencing reality. So the answer to your question is I took the question in its purest of forms, unaffected by any of the aforementioned assumptions simply because none of those assumptions were mentioned in the question.

See how it is when you get held to the fire? Now accept my vp bet up here in Tahoe this weekend, or go back to WoV and cut him another check.

So you went from "a 100% it is 1/6" to "Obviously, the answer is 1in36." for one and the same question. Hmmm..interesting

You are claiming the question can be interpreted in multiple ways. Hmmmm.. even more interesting.

Care to elaborate on the two scenario which lead to respectively 1/6 and 1/36? But be sure to follow the OQ word for word.

It is fascinating.
I, personally can come up with two scenarios - 1/11 and 1/6 (and this one needs the OQ taken to philosophical limits) , but never have I come to 1/36.