Spring 2013 MTCA Workshop #3

Post date: Mar 23, 2013 6:45:32 PM

Untuition: When Intuition Fails

Presented by

Dr. Brian Conrey

American Institute of Mathematics

Intuition is a critical component of problem solving. There are times, however, when intuition can lead us astray. Brian Conrey presented a set of problems designed to challenge your intuition. The problem statements are given in the attached file. See how well your intuition serves you! For problem #3, the faces of the three dice are as follows:

Red die has sides 2, 2, 4, 4, 9, 9.

Blue die has sides 1, 1, 6, 6, 8, 8.

Green die has sides 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 7