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@marcel@waldvogel.family
2025-06-01 11:25:56

For those who think that going out is the wrong thing to do today: Here's a quick puzzle for you.
#MathPuzzle #ScientificAmerican #DicePuzzle

Image from the Puzzle section of the printed edition of Scientific American:

Math Puzzle

Construct the Dice

By Hans-Karl Eder

Marie has one regular die labeled with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and a second cube that is completely blank. She labels this cube in a special way. If you roll both dice, you can get the following totals: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. The special part: all 12 total vaslues are equally likely to be rolled. How did Marie label the cube?

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