--------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) In a single toss of fair (evenly-weighted) six-sided dice, find the probability that their sum will be at most 9. Outcomes (36) sum less than or equal to 9 -------- --------------------------- 1 1, 1 2, 1 3, 1 4, 1 5, 1 6 6 2 1, 2 2, 2 3, 2 4, 2 5, 2 6 6 3 1, ... , 3 6 6 4 1, ... 4 5, 4 6 5 5 1, ... 5 4, 5 5, 5 6 4 6 1, 6 2, 6 3, 6 4, 6 5, 6 6 3 --- 30 P(A) = 30/36 = 10/12 = 5/6 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) In a single toss of fair (evenly-weighted) six-sided dice, find the probability that the values rolled by each die will be different and the two dice have a sum of 6 Outcomes (36) sum of 6 and values are different -------- -------------------------------- 1 1, 1 2, 1 3, 1 4, 1 5, 1 6 1 2 1, 2 2, 2 3, 2 4, 2 5, 2 6 1 3 1, 3 2, 3 3, , 3 6 0 4 1, 4 2, ... 4 5, 4 6 1 5 1, ... 5 4, 5 5, 5 6 1 6 1, 6 2, 6 3, 6 4, 6 5, 6 6 0 --- 4 P(A) = 4/36 = 1/9 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) There are 3 urns labeled X, Y, and Z. Urn X contains 4 red balls and 3 black balls. Urn Y contains 5 red balls and 4 black balls. Urn Z contains 4 red balls and 4 black balls. One ball is drawn from each of the 3 urns. What is the probability that, of the balls drawn, 2 are red and 1 is black? UrnX: P(red) = 4/7, P(black) = 3/7 UrnY: P(red) = 5/9, P(black) = 4/9 UrnZ: P(red) = 1/2, P(black) = 1/2 P(RRB) = 4/7 * 5/9 * 1/2 = 20/126 P(RBR) = 4/7 * 4/9 * 1/2 = 16/126 P(BRR) = 3/7 * 5/9 * 1/2 = 15/126 ------ 51/126 = 17/42