SOLUTION: Please help me solve this of simple way. Thank You. Two dice are tossed 432 times. How many times would you expect to get a sum of 5? Answer:

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Question 1119890: Please help me solve this of simple way. Thank You.
Two dice are tossed 432 times. How many times would you expect to get a sum of 5?
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Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 occurs 4 times out of 36 rolls, when 1-4 4-1 2-3 3-2
The expected probability of a 5 is therefore 1/9
Expected value=x*p(x)
=432*(1/9)
=48 times.