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Two dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability of getting same number on both dice.

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Two dice are thrown at the same time.  ...[Given]

So, total number of possible outcomes = 36

We have, same number on both dice.

So, possible outcomes are (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5) and (6, 6).

∴ Number of possible outcomes = 6

Now, required probability = `6/36 = 1/6`

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अध्याय 13: Statistics and Probability - Exercise 13.3 [पृष्ठ १७१]

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एनसीईआरटी एक्झांप्लर Mathematics [English] Class 10
अध्याय 13 Statistics and Probability
Exercise 13.3 | Q 19.(i) | पृष्ठ १७१

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