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Roll a Loaded Die

Write the function rollLoaded() that simulates a loaded six-sided die: it returns an int from 1 to 6, where a 6 is three times as likely as each of the other faces, and the faces 1–5 are equally likely. Use the random module; every call must be a fresh random roll.

Over many rolls, about 3 in 8 should be 6's and about 1 in 8 should be 1's.

import random

def rollLoaded():
    """Return a random int from 1 to 6. A 6 is three times as likely as
    any other face; faces 1-5 are equally likely."""
    pass

import random

def rollLoaded():
    """Return a random int from 1 to 6. A 6 is three times as likely as
    any other face; faces 1-5 are equally likely."""
    pass

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returns ints from 1 to 6

a 6 comes up about 3/8 of the time

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Coding challenges on stochastic thinking

Roll a Loaded Die

Coding challenges on stochastic thinking

Roll a Loaded Die