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If two dice are thrown simultaneously, then the probability that the sum of the numbers which
come up on the dice to be more than \( 5 \) is
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Options:
  • A \( \frac{5}{36} \)
  • B \( \frac{1}{6} \)
  • C \( \frac{5}{18} \)
  • D \( \frac{13}{18} \)
Solution:
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The correct answer is: \( \frac{13}{18} \)
Total number of outcomes is
$6 \times 6=6$
Favourable outcomes is $(1,5),(1,6),(2,4),(2,5),(2,6),(3,3),(3,4),(3,5),(3,6),(4,2),(4,3),(4,4),(4,5),(4,6),(5,$,
$1),(5,2),(5,3),(5,4),(5,5),(5,6),(6,1),(6,2),(6,3),(6,4),(6,5),(6,6)$, that is 26 .
Therefore, required probability is
$P=\frac{26}{36}=\frac{13}{18}$

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