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50 POINTS IF U ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

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(a) Fill in the table using the given rules for scoring. For example, if the coin shows heads and the die shows 1, then the score is 2 × 1 = 2; if the coin shows tails and die shows 1, then the score is 1 + 1 = 2.


\begin{array}cccccc & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \text{heads} & 2 & 4 & 6 & 8 & 10 & 12 \\ \text{tails} & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 \end{array}

(b) A score of 4 can happen if the outcome is either

• heads and 2, or

• tails and 3

These events are mutually exclusive, meaning

Pr[(heads and 2) or (tails and 3)] = Pr[heads and 2] + Pr[tails and 3]

The coin toss and die roll are independent, so

Pr[heads and 2] = Pr[heads] × Pr[2] = 1/2 × 1/6 = 1/12

Pr[tails and 3] = Pr[tails] × Pr[3] = 1/2 × 1/6 = 1/12

Then

Pr[(heads and 2) or (tails and 3)] = 1/12 + 1/12 = 1/6

Put another way, there are 12 possible outcomes of the coin toss and die roll, and each has the same probability of occurring, 1/12. (This is because the results of the coin toss have equal probability, 1/2, and so do the results of the die roll, 1/6; by independence, each outcome can occur with probability 1/2 × 1/6 = 1/12.)

(c) Scoring 10 points has a probability of 1/12. Out of 60 games, George can expect to win 10 points 60 × 1/12 = 5 times.

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