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Two dice are thrown. If it is known that the sum of numbers on the dice was less than 6, the probability of getting equal numbers on the dice is

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0.2
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0.1
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0.5
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0.25
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Solution

The correct option is A 0.2

Let us define the eventsA: getting equal numbers on dice.B: the sum of the numbers is less than 6.Then we have to find P(A|B).Sample space, S=((x, y): x, y=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.Thus, n(S)=36A=((1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6)}B=((x, y): x+y<6}i.e., B=((1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (3, 1), (3, 2), (4, 1)}i.e., n(B)=10Clearly, AB=((1, 1), (2, 2)}Now, P(B)=1036 and P(AB)=236Then P(A|B)=P(AB)P(B) P(A|B)=2361036 P(A|B)=210=0.2





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