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Two different dice are rolled together. Find the probability of getting a doublet. |
Answer» When two dice are thrown simultaneously, all possible outcomes are (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),(4,5),(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). Number of all possible outcomes = 36. (i) Let `E_(1)` be the event of getting two numbers whose sum is 5. Then, the favourable outcomes are (1,4),(2,3),(3,2),(4,1). Number of favourable outcomes = 4. `:.` P (getting two numbers whose sum is 5) = `P(E_(1)) = 4/36 = 1/9`. (ii) Let `E_(2)` be the event of getting a even numbers on both dice. Then, the favourable outcomes are (2,2),(2,4),(2,6),(4,2),(4,4),(4,6),(6,2),(6,4),(6,6). Number of favourable outcomes = 9. `:. ` P(getting even number on both dice ) = `P(E_(2)) = 9/36 = 1/4`. (iii) Let `E_(3)` be the event of getting a doublet. Then, the favourable outcomes are (1,2),(2,2),(3,3),(4,4),(5,5),(6,6). Number of favourable outcomes = 6. `:. ` P(getting a doublet ) = `P(E_(3)) = 6/36 = 1/6`. |
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