Question 574449: which pair has equally likely outcomes: a.rolling a sum of 7 on two fair six sided dice, b.drawing a spade out of a standard 52 card deck, c.drawing a sween out of a standard 52 card deck given its a face card, d.drawing a red card out of a standard 52 card deck, e.rolling a 4,5,or 6 on one fair six sided die?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! which pair has equally likely outcomes:
a.rolling a sum of 7 on two fair six sided dice::6/36 = 1/6
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b.drawing a spade out of a standard 52 card deck:: 13/52 = 1/4
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c.drawing a qween out of a standard 52 card deck given its a face card::4/16=1/4
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d.drawing a red card out of a standard 52 card deck:: 26/62 = 1/2
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e.rolling a 4,5,or 6 on one fair six sided die::(3+4+5)/36 = 12/36 = 1/3
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cheers,
Stan H.
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