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Dice Problems in Probability for Competitive Exams

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Dice Problems in Probability with Solutions


Direction (7-19): Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of: 

Q.7. Getting sum of at least 11

ans 1/12

(A) 1/11

(B) 1/10

(C) 1/9

(D) 1/12

Ans .  D
 

 Two different dice are thrown simultaneously being number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on their faces. We know that in a single thrown of two different dice, the total number of possible outcomes is (6 × 6) = 36

getting sum of atleast 11:

Let E7 = event of getting sum of atleast 11. The events of the sum of atleast 11 will be E7 = [(5, 6), (6, 5), (6, 6)] = 3

Therefore, probability of getting ‘sum of atleast 11’


       = 3/36
       = 1/12


Q.8. Getting six as a product

(A) 1/9

(B) 1/8

(C) 1/6

(D) 1/10

Ans .  A
 

 Two different dice are thrown simultaneously being number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on their faces. We know that in a single thrown of two different dice, the total number of possible outcomes is (6 × 6) = 36

getting six as a product:

Let E1 = event of getting six as a product. The number whose product is six will be E1 = [(1, 6), (2, 3), (3, 2), (6, 1)] = 4

Therefore, probability of getting ‘six as a product’


 
       = 4/36
       = 1/9


Q.9. Getting a multiple of 3 as the sum

(A) 1/2 

(B) 1/8

(C) 1/3

(D) 2/9

Ans .  C
 

 Two different dice are thrown simultaneously being number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on their faces. We know that in a single thrown of two different dice, the total number of possible outcomes is (6 × 6) = 36

getting a multiple of 3 as the sum:

Let E8 = event of getting a multiple of 3 as the sum. The events of a multiple of 3 as the sum will be E8 = [(1, 2), (1, 5), (2, 1), (2, 4), (3, 3), (3, 6), (4, 2), (4, 5), (5, 1), (5, 4), (6, 3) (6, 6)] = 12

Therefore, probability of getting ‘a multiple of 3 as the sum’


 
       = 12/36
       = 1/3
 


Q.10. getting sum ≤ 3

(A) 2/25

(B) 1/12

(C) 1/16

(D) 2/16

Ans .  B
 

 Two different dice are thrown simultaneously being number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on their faces. We know that in a single thrown of two different dice, the total number of possible outcomes is (6 × 6) = 36

getting sum ≤ 3:

Let E2 = event of getting sum ≤ 3. The number whose sum ≤ 3 will be E2 = [(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1)] = 3

Therefore, probability of getting ‘sum ≤ 3’


 
       = 3/36
       = 1/12


Q.11. Getting a total of at least 10

(A) 1/6

(B) 5/8

(C) 7/9

(D) 1/10

Ans .  A
 

 Two different dice are thrown simultaneously being number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on their faces. We know that in a single thrown of two different dice, the total number of possible outcomes is (6 × 6) = 36

getting a total of atleast 10:

Let E9 = event of getting a total of atleast 10. The events of a total of atleast 10 will be E9 = [(4, 6), (5, 5), (5, 6), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)] = 6

Therefore, probability of getting ‘a total of atleast 10’


 
       = 6/36
       = 1/6
 


Q.12. Getting sum ≤ 10

(A) 10/12

(B) 12/10

(C) 11/12

(D) 15/17

Ans .  C
 

 Two different dice are thrown simultaneously being number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on their faces. We know that in a single thrown of two different dice, the total number of possible outcomes is (6 × 6) = 36

getting sum ≤ 10:

Let E3 = event of getting sum ≤ 10. The number whose sum ≤ 10 will be E3=

[(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6),

(2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6),

(3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6),

(4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6)

(5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5, 5),

(6, 1), (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4)] = 33

Therefore, probability of getting ‘sum ≤ 10’


 
       = 33/36
       = 11/12

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