document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1174545>Question 1174545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you explain this problem to me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EXAMPLE 4: Suppose a pair of dice are rolled. What is the expected value of the random variable which assigns to each element in the sample space the sum of the dice?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I understand the range of (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't understand how they got the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Px(2)= P (x=2) = 1/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Px(3)= P (x=3) = 2/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Px(8)= P (x=8) = 5/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Px(9)= P (x=9) = 4/36 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #799959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=799959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to learn this subject, &nbsp;look into the lesson\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Probability-and-statistics/Rolling-a-pair-of-fair-dice.lesson>Rolling a pair of fair dice</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site. &nbsp;You will find there many other similar solved problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, &nbsp;you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/complex/ALGEBRA-II-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The referred lesson is the part of this online textbook under the topic &nbsp;\"<U>Solved problems on Probability</U>\". \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "into your archive and use when it is needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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