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JEE Main 202127 AugustMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2021
Date
27 August
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability

JEE Main 2021 · 27 August · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Probability

When a certain biased die is rolled, a particular face occurs with...

When a certain biased die is rolled, a particular face occurs with probability 16−x\dfrac{1}{6} - x and its opposite face occurs with probability 16+x.\dfrac{1}{6} + x . All other faces occur with probability 16.\dfrac{1}{6} .

Note that opposite faces sum to 77 in any die. If 0<x<16,0 < x < \dfrac{1}{6}, and the probability of obtaining total sum =7,= 7, when such a die is rolled twice, is 1396,\dfrac{13}{96}, then the value of xx is

Options

  1. A116\dfrac{1}{16}
  2. B112\dfrac{1}{12}
  3. C18\dfrac{1}{8}
  4. D19\dfrac{1}{9}

Correct answer

C. 18\dfrac{1}{8}

Step-by-step solution

Probability of obtaining total sum 7=7 =

Probability of getting opposite faces.

Probability of getting opposite faces

=2[(16−x)(16+x)+16×16+16×16]=2[(16−x)(16+x)+16×16+16×16]=1396= 2\left[\left(\dfrac{1}{6} - x\right)\left(\dfrac{1}{6} + x\right) + \dfrac{1}{6} \times \dfrac{1}{6} + \dfrac{1}{6} \times \dfrac{1}{6}\right] = 2\left[\left(\dfrac{1}{6} - x\right)\left(\dfrac{1}{6} + x\right) + \dfrac{1}{6} \times \dfrac{1}{6} + \dfrac{1}{6} \times \dfrac{1}{6}\right] = \dfrac{13}{96}

x=18x = \dfrac{1}{8}

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