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Homework Statement
I have two dice, let X and Y denote (rspectively) min and maximum of the number of spots showing on the two die. Determine E(Y|X=x) for 1 <= x <=6.
Homework Equations
Basically all I need to do is work out E(Y| x=1), E(Y|x=2) and so on until x=6. The reason I am stuck is that the teacher has told me that E(Y|X=1)=1 and I don't understand how.
The Attempt at a Solution
I was thinking that E(Y|X=2) so that means (I think) that when X=2 that is the maximum, so then I thought Y could either be 1 or 2, so that means 2/36 ? But how come E(Y|X=1) is =1?
See the problem is, statistics is the only branch of mathematics I don't enjoy so I can't really get my head around the question and what it's asking