In: Statistics and Probability
6 fair 12-sided dice are rolled. |
(a) | [3 marks] Find the conditional probability that at least one die lands on 3 given that all 6 dice land on different numbers. |
(b) | [2 marks] True or False: If X is the maximum of the 6 numbers from one roll, and Y is the minimum of the 6 numbers from one roll, then X and Y are independent random variables. |
Answer:
Given that:
6 fair 12 sided dice are rolled
a) Find the conditional probability that at least one die lands on 3 given that all 6 dice land on different numbers.
The conditional probability that at least one die lands on 3 given that all 6 dice land on different numbers is computed here as
= 1 - Probability that none lands on 3 given that there was a different number on all 6 dice
Therefore 0.5 is the required probability here.
b) True or False: If X is the maximum of the 6 numbers from one roll, and Y is the minimum of the 6 numbers from one roll, then X and Y are independent random variables.
The above statement is true because the value of X does not affect the value of Y and the value of Y does not affect the value of X.Hence they are independent random variables