Two dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the same number on the both dice is

Question:

Two dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the same number on the both dice is .

(a) $\frac{1}{2}$

(b) $\frac{1}{3}$

(C) $\frac{1}{6}$

(d) $\frac{1}{12}$

 

 

 

 

Solution:

​Total number of outcomes = 36.

Getting the same number on both the dice means (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5) and (6, 6).

Numbers of favourable outcomes = 6.

$\therefore \mathrm{P}($ getting the same number on both dice $)=\frac{\text { Number of favourable outcomes }}{\text { Number of all possible outcomes }}$

$=\frac{6}{36}=\frac{1}{6}$

Thus, the probability of getting the same number on both dice is $\frac{1}{6}$.

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

 

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