Dice Payoff: Product of Two vs. Square of One
You can play one of two games:
- **Game 1:** Roll two fair six-sided dice. Your payoff is the product of the two outcomes.
- **Game 2:** Roll one fair six-sided die. Your payoff is the square of the outcome.
(a) Without any calculation, argue intuitively which game has the higher expected payoff.
(b) Verify your answer with explicit calculations.
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