SOLUTION: An unfair die has a 1/4 chance of scoring 6. This unfair die is thrown with a fair die. Find the probability that the unfair die will score 6 and the fair die will not score 6.

SOLUTION: An unfair die has a 1/4 chance of scoring 6. This unfair die is thrown with a fair die. Find the probability that the unfair die will score 6 and the fair die will not score 6.

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Question 1053872: An unfair die has a 1/4 chance of scoring 6. This unfair die is thrown with a fair die. Find the probability that the unfair die will score 6 and the fair die will not score 6.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They are independent, so the probabilities of each multiply.
(1/4)(5/6)=5/24.
The probability of not 6 is 5/6 for a fair die.
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