Find the conditional probability of the indicated event when two fair dice (one red and one green) are rolled. HINT [See Example 1.] The sum is 6, given that the green one is either 5 or 2.

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Find the conditional probability of the indicated event when two fair dice (one
red and one green) are rolled. HINT [See Example 1.]
The sum is 6, given that the green one is either 5 or 2.
Transcribed Image Text:Find the conditional probability of the indicated event when two fair dice (one red and one green) are rolled. HINT [See Example 1.] The sum is 6, given that the green one is either 5 or 2.
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When a die is rolled there are 6 possible outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6. When three dice are rolled then the total possible outcomes are 62=36. The sample space is

S=1,11,21,31,41,51,62,12,22,32,42,52,63,13,23,33,43,53,64,14,24,34,44,54,65,15,25,35,45,55,66,16,26,36,46,56,6

The event E be the sum 6. The possible outcomes are,

E=1,52,43,34,25,1

The event F be the green one is either 5 or 2. The possible outcomes are,

F=1,21,52,22,53,23,54,24,55,25,56,26,5

The possible outcomes that the sum 6 and green one is either 5 or 2 are,

EF=1,54,2

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