CBSE Class 12 Math 2008 Solved Paper

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A pair of dice is thrown 4 times. If getting a doublet is considered a success, find the probability distribution of the number of successes.
Solution:
Total number of outcomes = 36
The possible doublets are (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), and (6, 6).
Let p be the probability of success, therefore,
p = 636 = 16
So, q = 1 - p = 1 - 16 = 56
Since the dice is thrown 4 times, n=4
Let X denote the number of times of getting doublets in the experiment of throwing two dice simultaneously four times.
Therefore X can take the values 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
P (X = 0) = 4C0p0q4 = (56)4 = 6251296
P(X = 1) = 4C1p1q3 = 4 (16)(56)3 = 5001296
P(X = 2) = 4C2p2q2 = 6 (16)2(56)2 = 1501296
P (X = 3) = 4C3p4q0 = (16)4 = 11296
Thus, the probability distribution is:
X 0 1 2 3 4
P (X) 6251296 5001296 1501296201296 11296

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