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Standard XII
Mathematics
Probability Distribution
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Question
Find the probability distribution of number of doublets in three throws of a pair of dice.
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Solution
Let
X
denote the number of doublets. Possible doublets are
(
1
,
1
)
,
(
2
,
2
)
,
(
3
,
3
)
,
(
4
,
4
)
,
(
5
,
5
)
,
(
6
,
6
)
Clearly,
X
can take the value
0
,
1
,
2
,
or
3
.
Probability of getting a doublet
=
6
36
=
1
6
Probability of not getting a doublet
=
1
−
1
6
=
5
6
Now,
P
(
X
=
0
)
=
P
(
no doublet
)
=
5
6
×
5
6
×
5
6
=
125
216
P
(
X
=
1
)
=
P
(
one doublet and two non-doublets
)
=
1
6
×
5
6
×
5
6
+
5
6
×
1
6
×
5
6
+
5
6
×
5
6
×
1
6
=
75
216
P
(
X
=
2
)
=
P
(
two doublets and one non-doublet
)
=
1
6
×
1
6
×
5
6
+
1
6
×
5
6
×
1
6
+
5
6
×
1
6
×
1
6
=
15
216
P
(
X
=
3
)
=
P
(
three doublets
)
=
1
6
×
1
6
×
1
6
=
1
216
Thus, the required probability distribution is
X
0
1
2
3
P
(
X
)
125
216
75
216
15
216
1
216
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