Two fair dice are rolled simultaneously. The probability that 5 will come up at least once is

(a) 5/36  (b) 11/36   (c) 12/26   (d) 23/36

Ques 27 (MCQ) - Two fair dice are rolled simultaneously. Probability - CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2022 Boards - Maths Standard [MCQ]

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Question 27 Two fair dice are rolled simultaneously. The probability that 5 will come up at least once is (a) 5/36 (b) 11/36 (c) 12/26 (d) 23/36 Total Number of outcomes = 36 Number of outcomes where 5 will come up atleast once = 11 Probability that 5 will come atleast once = (𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 5 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒)/(𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠) = 𝟏𝟏/𝟑𝟔 So, correct answer is (b)

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