NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020MathematicsProbabilityPractice
2 dice are thrown. Suppose a random variable X is assigned a value 2 k , if the sum on the dice is equal to k , then the expected value of X is
Options
- A10
- B12
- C14
- D50 9
Correct answer
C. 14
Step-by-step solution
k 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 P k 1 36 2 36 3 36 4 36 5 36 6 36 5 36 4 36 3 36 2 36 1 36 k = sum on dice Expected value = 1 36 × 4 + 2 36 × 6 + 3 36 × 8 + 4 36 × 10 + 5 36 × 12 + 6 36 × 14 + 5 36 × 16 + 4 36 × 1 8 + 3 36 × 20 + 2 36 × 22 + 1 36 × 2 4 = 504 36 = 1 4