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Two dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability that the sum of two numbers appearing on the top of the dice is more than 9.

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Given that,

Two dice are thrown at same time. 

Therefore,

Total possible outcomes = n(s) 

= 6 × 6 = 36. 

Let event E be the event that sum of two numbers appearing on the top is more than 9. 

Hence,

Favorable outcomes of event E = {(4, 6), (5, 5), (5, 6), (6, 5), (6, 6), (6, 4)} 

Hence, 

Total outcomes favorable to event E is n(E) = 6.

∴ P(E) = \(\frac{Total\,outcomes\,favourable\,to\,event\,E}{Total\,possible\,outcomes}\) 

\(\frac{6}{36}\) = \(\frac{1}{6}\).

Hence,

Probability of event E is \(\frac{1}{6}\)



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