Question

A black and a red dice are rolled. The conditional probability of obtaining a sum greater than 9, given that the black die resulted in a 5 is

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

one black die and one red die are rolled. The sample space of equally likely events = 6 × 6 = 36.

Let E: set of events where the sum is greater than 9. E: (6,4), (4,6), (5,5), (5,6), (6,5), (6,6). The total possible outcomes = 6.

⇒P(E)=Number of favorable outcomes in ETotal number of outcomes in S=636=16

Let F be set of events where the black die rolled a 5. F: (1,5), (2,5), (3,5), (4,5), (5,5), (6,5). The total possible outcomes = 6.

⇒P(F)=Number of favorable outcomes in FTotal number of outcomes in S=636=16

For our set of events $E \cap F =(5,5), (6,6). Total number of outcomes = 2.

⇒P(E∩F)=Number of favorable outcomesTotal number of outcomes in S=236.

Given P(E), P(F), P(E ∩ F), P(E/F) =P(E∩F)P(F)

⇒P(E/F)=23616 = 13

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