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JEE Main 20203 SeptemberMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2020
Date
3 September
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Probability

JEE Main 2020 · 3 September · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Probability

A die is thrown two times and the sum of the scores appearing on...

A die is thrown two times and the sum of the scores appearing on the die is observed to be a multiple of 44. Then the conditional probability that the score 44 has appeared at least once is

Options

  1. A14\dfrac{1}{4}
  2. B13\dfrac{1}{3}
  3. C18\dfrac{1}{8}
  4. D19\dfrac{1}{9}

Correct answer

D. 19\dfrac{1}{9}

Step-by-step solution

A die is thrown two times.

Total number of possible outcomes=36= 36.

Let EE is the event that sum of the score appearing on the die is multiple of 44.

Possible outcomes in favor of E={(1,3),(3,1),(2,2),(2,6),(6,2),(3,5),(5,3),(4,4),(6,6)}E = \left\{\left(1, 3\right), \left(3, 1\right), \left(2, 2\right), \left(2, 6\right), \left(6, 2\right), \left(3, 5\right), \left(5, 3\right), \left(4, 4\right), \left(6, 6\right)\right\}.

Number of favorable outcomes=9= 9.

P(E)=14P\left(E\right) = \dfrac{1}{4}.

Let FF is the event that at least one 44 appear.

Possible outcomes in favor of F={(1,4),(4,1),(2,4),(4,2),(3,4),(4,3),(4,4),(4,5),(5,4),(4,6),(6,4)}F = \left\{\left(1, 4\right), \left(4, 1\right), \left(2, 4\right), \left(4, 2\right), \left(3, 4\right), \left(4, 3\right), \left(4, 4\right), \left(4, 5\right), \left(5, 4\right), \left(4, 6\right), \left(6, 4\right)\right\}

E∩F={(4,4)}E \cap F = \left\{\left(4, 4\right)\right\}

⇒P(E∩F)=136⇒ P\left(E \cap F\right) = \dfrac{1}{36}.

We have to find conditional probability of occurrence of at least one 44 given that sum of scores is multiple of 44.

P(F/E)=P(E∩F)P(E)=13614=19P\left(F / E\right) = \dfrac{P\left(E \cap F\right)}{P\left(E\right)} = \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{36}}{\dfrac{1}{4}} = \dfrac{1}{9}.

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