Dicey Diameters

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Two different six-sided fair die are rolled. The sum of these two dice will determine the diameter of a circle.

The probability that the value of the circle's area is less than the value of the circle's circumference can be represented as a b \frac{a}{b} where a a and b b are coprime positive integers. What is a + b a+b ?


The answer is 13.

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1 solution

Christian Lee
Dec 19, 2013

To have the area of the circle be less than the circumference, we must have π ( d 2 ) 2 < π d \pi (\frac{d}{2})^{2}< \pi d where d d is the circle's diameter.

Solving for d d , we get d < 4 d< 4 .

Since d d is the sum of two dice, the only possible values of d d are 2 and 3.

To roll a sum of 2: you must roll two 1’s. 1 6 × 1 6 = 1 36 \frac{1}{6}\times \frac{1}{6}=\frac{1}{36}

To roll a sum of 3: you must roll one 1 and one 2. There are two different ways to do this. 2 × 1 6 × 1 6 = 2 36 2\times \frac{1}{6}\times \frac{1}{6}=\frac{2}{36}

Add these up to get the final answer. 1 36 + 2 36 = 3 36 = 1 12 \frac{1}{36}+\frac{2}{36}=\frac{3}{36}=\frac{1}{12}

1 + 12 = 13 1+12 = 13 .

The answer is 13 \boxed{13} .

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