Question

If you roll two fair dice (one black die and one white die), in how many ways can you obtain a 1 on the white die? A 1 on the white die can be obtained in different ways. (u) More Enter your answer in the answer box and then click Check Answer. All parts showing Clear All

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

Sample space of the experiment

first number in the bracket is white die and second number in the bracket is black

(1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (1,5) (1,6)

(2,1) (2,2) (2,3) (2,4) (2,5) (2,6)

(3,1) (3,2) (3,3) (3,4) (3,5) (3,6)

(4,1) (4,2) (4,3) (4,4) (4,5) (4,6)

(5,1) (5,2) (5,3) (5,4) (5,5) (5,6)

(6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5) (6,6)

As it can be seen that the first numbers in the bracket are (1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (1,5) (1,6)

∴1 on the white die can be obtained in 6 ways