Question 420429: when rolling a pair of dice, p(sum of 8) > p(sum of 2)
true or false and why?
Found 2 solutions by sudhanshu_kmr, stanbon:
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152)   (Show Source):
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true..
favourable condition for (sum of 8) = [ (2,6),(3,5),(4,4),(5,3),(6,2) ]
i.e 5 conditions
favourable condition for (sum of 2) = (1,1) ... only one condition
obviously, 5/36 > 1/36
Answer by stanbon(75887)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! when rolling a pair of dice, p(sum of 8) > p(sum of 2)
true or false and why?
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True
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Sum of 8: 6/2,5/3,4/4,3/5,2/6
P(sum of 8) = 5/36
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Sum of 2: 1/1
P(sum of 2) = 1/36
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3/36 > 1/36
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