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Two Dice Are Thrown. Find the Odds in Favour of Getting the Sum 5.

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Two dice are thrown. Find the odds in favour of getting the sum 5.

 

 

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Solution

Let A be the event of 'getting the sum 5'.
Then A= {(1, 4), (4, 1), (2, 3), (3, 2)}
Here, there are four favourable outcomes, while there are (36 – 4 =) 32 unfavourable outcomes.
∴ Odds in favour of the sum 5 =  \[\frac{4}{32} = \frac{1}{8} = 1: 8\]

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R.D. Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 11
Chapter 33 Probability
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