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Two balanced dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of the following events:(1) The sum of numbers on the dice is 6.(2) The sum of numbers on the dice is not more than 10.(3) The sum of numbers on the dice is a multiple of 3.(4) The product of numbers on the dice is 12. |
Answer» Two balanced dice are thrown simultaneously. So the sample space for this random experiment Is expressed as follows: U ((1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6), (3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6), (4: 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6), (5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6), (6, 1), (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)} ∴ Total number of primary outcomes of U is (1) A = Event that the sum of numbers on the dice is 6. ∴ Favourable outcomes for the event A is m = 5. Hence, P(A) = \(\frac{m}{n} = \frac{5}{36}\) (2) B = Event that the sum of numbers on the dice is more than 10. ∴ B’ = Event that the sum of numbers on the dice is not more than 10. B = {(5, 6), (6, 5), (6, 6)} ∴ Favourable outcomes for the event B is m = 3. Hence P(B) = \(\frac{m}{n} = \frac{3}{36} = \frac{1}{12}\) ∴ P(B’) = 1 – P(B) = 1 – \(\frac{1}{12} = \frac{11}{12}\) (3) C = Event that the sum of numbers on the dice is a multiple of 3, i.e., 3, 6, 9 or 12 C = {(1, 2), (2, 1), (1, 5), (2, 4), (3, 3), (4, 2), (5, 1), (3, 6), (4, 5), (5, 4), (6, 3), (6, 6)} ∴ Favourable outcomes for the event C is m = 12 Hence, P(C) =\( \frac{m}{n} = \frac{12}{36} = \frac{1}{3}\) (4) D = Event that the product of the numbers on the dice is 12 ∴ Favourable outcomes for the event D is m = 4 Hence, P(D) =\( \frac{m}{n} = \frac{4}{36} = \frac{1}{9}\) |
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