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