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Two fair dice are rolled. What is the probability of getting a sum of $7 ?$
MathematicsProbabilityNDANDA 2018 (Phase 1)
Options:
  • A $\frac{1}{36}$
  • B $\frac{1}{6}$
  • C $\frac{7}{12}$
  • D $\frac{5}{12}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\frac{1}{6}$
When two dice are rolled, the events where we get sum of 7 is $\mathrm{E}=\{(1,6),(2,5),(3,4),(4,3),(5,2),(6,1)\}$
$\therefore \mathrm{n}(\mathrm{E})=6$
Total number of events, $\mathrm{n}(\mathrm{S})=36$.
$\therefore$ Probability $=\frac{\mathrm{n}(\mathrm{E})}{\mathrm{n}(\mathrm{S})}=\frac{6}{36}=\frac{1}{6}$

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