Two fairdices are thrown. Giventh at the sum of the dice is less than ...
The possible outcomes are: (1, 1); (1, 2); (2, 1), (2, 2); (3, 1); (1, 3).
Out of six cases, in two cases there is exactly one ‘2’ Thus, the correct answer is 2/6 =1/3.
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Two fairdices are thrown. Giventh at the sum of the dice is less than ...
Solution:
To find the probability that only one dice shows two, we need to consider two scenarios:
1. The first dice shows two and the second dice shows a number less than or equal to 2.
2. The first dice shows a number less than or equal to 2 and the second dice shows two.
Let's calculate the probability for each scenario separately.
Scenario 1: The first dice shows two and the second dice shows a number less than or equal to 2.
The probability of the first dice showing two is 1/6, as there is only one favorable outcome (getting a two) out of six possible outcomes (rolling a fair six-sided dice).
The probability of the second dice showing a number less than or equal to 2 is 2/6, as there are two favorable outcomes (getting a one or a two) out of six possible outcomes.
Using the multiplication rule for independent events, the probability of both events occurring is:
P(First dice shows two and second dice shows a number less than or equal to 2) = P(First dice shows two) * P(Second dice shows a number less than or equal to 2)
= (1/6) * (2/6)
= 1/18
Scenario 2: The first dice shows a number less than or equal to 2 and the second dice shows two.
The probability of the first dice showing a number less than or equal to 2 is 2/6, as there are two favorable outcomes (getting a one or a two) out of six possible outcomes.
The probability of the second dice showing two is 1/6, as there is only one favorable outcome (getting a two) out of six possible outcomes.
Using the multiplication rule for independent events, the probability of both events occurring is:
P(First dice shows a number less than or equal to 2 and second dice shows two) = P(First dice shows a number less than or equal to 2) * P(Second dice shows two)
= (2/6) * (1/6)
= 1/18
Now, to find the probability that only one dice shows two, we need to add the probabilities of both scenarios:
P(Only one dice shows two) = P(First dice shows two and second dice shows a number less than or equal to 2) + P(First dice shows a number less than or equal to 2 and second dice shows two)
= 1/18 + 1/18
= 2/18
= 1/9
Therefore, the probability that only one dice shows two is 1/9, which is not listed as an option. None of the given options match the correct answer.