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A biased six-sided dice is formed in such a way that the probability of getting a number on throwing is inversely proportional to that number.

If the die is thrown twice, what is the probability of rolling a 4 and a 5 in any order?

Give your answer to 4 decimal places.


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The answer is 0.0167.

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2 solutions

Rohit Ner
Dec 22, 2015

Let k k be the proportionality constant.
P ( r ) = k r ; r = 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 P ( r ) = 1 ( Exhaustive Events ) k = 60 147 \begin{aligned}P(r)&=\dfrac{k}{r} ;r=1,2,3,4,5,6 \\\sum P(r)&=1 \quad \quad \quad \quad (\text{Exhaustive Events})\\\Rightarrow k&=\dfrac{60}{147}\end{aligned}
Probability of getting 4 or 5 on the die in two throws is.
P ( E ) = P ( 4 ) × P ( 5 ) × 2 ! = k 4 × k 5 × 2 = ( 60 147 ) 2 4 × 5 × 2 = 40 2401 \begin{aligned}P(E)&=P(4)\times P(5) \times 2!\\&= \dfrac{k}{4}\times\dfrac{k}{5}\times 2 \\&=\dfrac{{\left(\dfrac{60}{147}\right)}^2}{4\times 5}\times 2 \\&\huge\color{#3D99F6}{=\boxed{\dfrac{40}{2401}}}\end{aligned}


Nice solution!
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Akhil Bansal - 5 years, 5 months ago

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Tom Kovar
Dec 29, 2015

Not a pretty solution but... the chance of rolling a 4 on one roll is (1/4)/(1+1/2+1/3+1/4+1/5+1/6), which we will define as X. The chance of rolling a 5 on one roll is (1/5)/(1+1/2+1/3+1/4+1/5+1/6), which we will define as Y. To roll a 4 and then a 5 the odds are XY. But we can also roll a 5 and then a 4 so the overall odds must be 2XY, which equals 0.01666.

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