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May 08'23
Exercise
Two fair dice are rolled. Let [math]X[/math] be the absolute value of the difference between the two numbers on the dice. Calculate the probability that [math]X\lt 3 [/math].
- 2/9
- 1/3
- 4/9
- 5/9
- 2/3
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May 08'23
Solution: E
The dice rolls that satisfy this event are (1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,4), (3,5), (4,2), (4,3), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6), (5,3), (5,4), (5,5), (5,6), (6,4), (6,5), and (6,6). They represent 24 of the 36 equally likely outcomes for a probability of 2/3.
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