NCERT Class XII Mathematics Chapter - - Solutions

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Question : 69
Total: 101
A pair of dice is thrown 4 times. If getting a doublet is considered a success, find the probability of two successes.
Solution:  
Let p, the probability of throwing doublet i.e., {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6)} with a pair of dice =
6
36
=
1
6
,
then q=1
1
6
=
5
6

X has a binomial distribution with n4,p=
1
6
,q=
5
6

∴ Probability of getting 2 successes =P(X=2)=4C2q2p2 =6×(
5
6
)
2
×(
1
6
)
2
=
25
216
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