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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) = (π‘‚π‘’π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑠 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘šπ‘’)/(π‘‡π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘ ) = 6/36 = 1/6 1/2 marks

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