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Question
Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting a doublet?
Options
`1/36`
`5/12`
`1/6`
`2/3`
Solution
`1/6`
Explanation:
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), (4,6)
(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
Let E be the event of getting a doublet.
Then the favourable outcomes are:
(1,1), (2,2) , (3,3) (4,4), (5,5), (6,6)
Number of favourable outcomes = 6
∴ P(getting a doublet) = P ( E) = `6/36 = 1/6`
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