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Four-Sided Dice A pair of four-sided dice-each with the numbers from 1 to 4 on their sides- -are rolled, and the num bers facing down are observed. (Note: A four-sided die is sim- ilar to a pyramid with a triangular base.) (a) List the sample space. (b) Describe each of the following events as a subset of the sample space i) Both numbers are even. (ii) At least one number is odd. iii Neither number is less than or equal to 2. (iv) The sum of the numbers is 7. (v) The sum of the numbers is greater than or equal to 6. (vi) The numbers are the same. (vii) A 2 or 3 occurs, but not both 2 and 3. (viii) No 4 appears.

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Answer 1

Explanation:

(a)

The sample space is

{(1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4), (1,2), (1.3), (1,4), (2,1), (2,3), (2,4), (3,1), (3,2) (3,4), (4,1),(4,2), (4.3)}

(b)

i {(2,2), (4,4), (2,4), 4,2)}

ii {(1,1), (1,2), (3,3), (1,3), (1,4), (2,1), (2,3), (3,1), (3,2), (3,4), (4,1), (4,3)}}

iii {(1,1)}

iv {3,4), (4,3)}

v {(3,3), (2,4), (4,2), (3,4), (4, 3), (4,4)}

vi {(1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4)}

vii {(1,2), (1,3), (2,1), (3,1), (2,2), (2,4), (3,3), (3,4), (4,2), (4,3)}

viii {(1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (1,2), (1.3), (2,1), (2,3), (3,1), (3,2)}