Unfair Dice

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You have two dice; one is fair and the other unfair. The unfair dice rolls a 6 50% of the time.

What is the probability of choosing the unfair dice if you randomly choose a dice and roll a 6?

You can use Bayes theorem to provide a mathematical proof.

  • The probability of the dice being unfair is 75%.
  • The probability of the dice being fair is 25%.
import random
unfair_dice = 0
fair_dice = 0
list = []
 
for _ in range(10_000):
 
    #randomly chooses a dice, 1 or 2    
    dice = random.randrange(1,3);
        
    #dice 1 is unfair
    if dice == 1:
        #Probability of rolling a 6 is 50%
        diceroll = random.randrange(5,7)
        if diceroll == 6: list.append(dice) 
         
    #dice 2 is fair
    if dice == 2:
        diceroll = random.randrange(1,7)
        #print(diceroll)
        if diceroll == 6: list.append(dice)
         
#determine percentages 
for x in list:
    if x == 1:
        unfair_dice = unfair_dice + 1
    else:
        fair_dice = fair_dice + 1
       
print('The probability of the dice being fair is ' + '{0:.1%}'.format(fair_dice/len(list)))
print('The probability of the dice being unfair is ' + '{0:.1%}'.format(unfair_dice/len(list)))