Q49 of 128 Page 13

Two dice, one blue and one grey, are thrown at the same time. Complete the following table:


































Events:



2



3



4



5



6



7



8



9



10



11



12



Sum on two dice'



Probability



From the above table a student argues that there are 11 possible outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. Therefore, each of them has a probability . Do you agree with this argument?

Total number of possible outcomes, n(S) = 36


Number of favorable outcomes = n(E)


We know that,














































Sum of numbers on the two dice



2



3



4



5



6



7



8



9



10



11



12



n(E)



1



2



3



4



5



6



5



4



3



2



1



Probability

























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