An experiment consists of tossing a pair of balanced, six-sided dice. (a) Use the combinatorial theorems to determine the number of sample points in the sample space S. 36 Correct: Your answer is correct. sample points (b) Find the probability that the sum of the numbers appearing on the dice is equal to 6. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

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fichoh fichoh · Answer 1 · 2021-07-15T02:55:50+02:00

Answer:

Sample space = 36

P(sum of 6) = 5/36

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of faces on a dice = 6

The sample space, for a toss of 2 dice ; (Number of faces)^number of dice

Sample space = 6^2 = 6*6 = 36

Sum of numbers appearing on the dice = 6

The sum of 6 from the roll of two dice has 5 different outcomes ; Hence, required outcome = 5

Total possible outcomes = sample space = 36

Probability, P = required outcome / Total possible outcomes

P = 5 / 36

MrRoyal MrRoyal · Answer 2 · 2021-12-30T16:06:55+01:00

Probabilities are used to determine the chances of events

The given parameters are:

[tex]n=6[/tex] --- the faces of a six-sided die

[tex]r = 2[/tex] -- the number of dice

(a) The number of sample points

This is calculated as:

[tex]Sample = n^r[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]Sample = 6^2[/tex]

Evaluate the exponent

[tex]Sample = 36[/tex]

Hence, the number of sample points is 36

(b) The probability that the sum of 6

See attachment for the sample space of the sum of two dice.

From the sample space, there are 5 outcomes where the sum is 6.

So, the probability is:

[tex]Pr = \frac{5}{36}[/tex] --- where 36 represents the number of sample points

Divide 5 by 36

[tex]Pr = 0.1389[/tex]

Hence, the probability that the sum of the numbers appearing on the dice is equal to 6 is 0.1389