Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
Let me ask the question differently: if instead of using the word probability and we used the phrase "what are the chances that the other die is also a 2" would the 1/11 answer still hold?
As long as either die can be the 2 then the answer is yes. The critical part of the question is whether you lock one die into being the 2. As in the case of the red and blue die ... If you ask what are the chances the blue die is a 2 when the red die is a 2 then the answer is 1/6.