60. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. If X denotes the number of sixes, find expectation of X.
60. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. If X denotes the number of sixes, find expectation of X.
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60. Two dice thrown simultaneously is the same the die thrown 2 times.
Here, X represents the number of sixes obtained when two dice are thrown simultaneously. Therefore, X can take the value of 0, 1, or 2.
∴ P (X = 0) = P (not getting six on any of the dice) = 25/36
P (X = 1) = P (six on first die and no six on second die) + P (no six on first die and six on second die)
=2 (1/6 x 5/6) = 10/36
P (X = 2) = P (six on both the dice) =1/36
Therefore, the required probability distribution is as follows.
X
0
1
2
P (X)
25/36
10/36
1/36
Then, expectation of X = E (X) =∑ X iP (Xi)
= 0 x 25/36 + 1 x 10/36 + 2 x 1/36
= 1/3
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