Col wrote:
"Gianna" wrote in message
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And here we are - but it is fun (-:

Say I had a 13 faced die, numbered 1 to 13 then you would agree
that the chances of getting a 13 are 13-1, right?
So if I rolled it 13 times then on average I'd get one 13.
Roll it 26 times, the on average I'd get two 13s.
Same with the snow in December.

Yes, but the odds of 13:1 were for december 25 only, not for any other day in
december. For december 15 you might for example need a 17 faced die (or any
other number not 13).

If you rolled your 13 faced die on december 25, the chances of you getting a 13
(or any other number 13), and the chances of it snowing (in central london)
would be the same.

If you rolled it on any other day of the year, you would merely be playing dice
(unless by happenstance, the odds for that day were 13:1 also).


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Gianna