Question 11

Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of numbers appearing on them is noted. Find the probability that the product is a prime number

Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of numbers appear

Question 11 - CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2019 Boards - Part 2

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Question 11 Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of numbers appearing on them is noted. Find the probability that the product is a prime number To dice are thrown, and we note the product of numbers We know that Prime numbers are numbers with exactly 2 factors Example: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 In our case, Total outcomes where product is a prime number = 6 Total number of outcomes = 36 1/2 marks Now, P(Product is prime) = (š‘‚š‘¢š‘”š‘š‘œš‘šš‘’š‘  š‘¤ā„Žš‘’š‘Ÿš‘’ š‘›š‘¢š‘šš‘š‘’š‘Ÿ š‘–š‘  š‘š‘Ÿš‘–š‘šš‘’)/(š‘‡š‘œš‘”š‘Žš‘™ š‘›š‘¢š‘šš‘š‘’š‘Ÿ š‘œš‘“ š‘œš‘¢š‘”š‘š‘œš‘šš‘’š‘ ) = 6/36 = 1/6 1/2 marks

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