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30 January, 08:00

You roll two six-sided dice. Match each event with its probability.

The sum is 8 or 11.

The sum is 12 or less than 10.

The sum is 3 or less than 3.

The sum is 2 or 10.

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  1. 30 January, 08:04
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    A) probability the sum is 8 or 11 = 4/21

    B) probability that sum is 12 or less than 10 = 6/7

    C) Probability that the sum is 3 or less than 3 = 2/21

    D) Probability that the sum is 2 or 10 = 1/7

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Since we have the same probability of each event in each dice, the answer would be just to check the different outcomes, two dices, each with 1 to 6;

    (1,1); (1,2); (1,3); (1,4); (1,5); (1,6); (2,2); (2,3); (2,4); (2,5); (2,6); (3,3); (3,4); (3,5); (3,6); (4,4); (4,5); (4,6); (5,5); (5,6); (6,6)

    Thus, there are 21 possible outcomes.

    Now,

    A) probability that the sum is 8 or 11;

    From the outcomes above, the number of outcomes that have a sum as 8 or 11 are;

    (2,6); (3,5); (4,4); (5,6)

    So, probability = 4/21

    B) From the outcomes above, the number of outcomes that are 12 or less than 10 are;

    (1,1); (1,2); (1,3); (1,4); (1,5); (1,6); (2,2); (2,3); (2,4); (2,5); (2,6); (3,3); (3,4); (3,5); (3,6); (4,4); (4,5); (6,6).

    There are 18 possible outcomes.

    So, probability that sum is 12 or less than 10 = 18/21 = 6/7

    C) From the initial 21 outcomes, the number of outcomes that the sum is 3 or less than 3 are; (1,1); (1,2)

    Thus,

    Probability that the sum is 3 or less than 3 = 2/21

    D) From the initial 21 outcomes, the number of outcomes that the sum is 2 or 10 are;

    (1,1); (4,6); (5,5)

    Thus,

    Probability that the sum is 2 or 10 = 3/21 = 1/7
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