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Question
CBSEENMA10009373

A pair of dice is thrown once. Find the probability of getting the same number on each dice. 

Solution

When a pair of dice is thrown once then possible outcome(s) are 36. i.e.,    n( S) = 36
Let A be the favourable outcomes of getting the same number of each dice, then
S= ((1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (1,5), (1,6)
(2.1),    (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (2,6)
(3.1),    (3,2), (3,3), (3,4), (3,5), (3,6)
(4.1),    (4,2), (4,3), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6)
(5.1),    (5,2), (5,3), (5,4), (5,5), (5,6)
(6.1),    (6,2), (6,3), (6,4), (6,5), (6,6)}
⇒ (A) = {(11), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4), (5,5), (6,6))
i.e. n( A)= 6
Therefore,
rightwards double arrow space space space space P left parenthesis A right parenthesis equals fraction numerator n left parenthesis A right parenthesis over denominator n left parenthesis S right parenthesis end fraction equals 6 over 36 equals 1 over 6