An unbiased die is tossed twice. The probability of obtaining 6 at least once is
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4 marks, −1StatisticsProbability and Bayes' theoremAddition rule, complements and inclusion-exclusionEasyabout 1 min
JNU SIS 2014 Question 13: Probability and Bayes' theorem
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An unbiased die is tossed twice. The probability of obtaining 6 at least once is (A) 7/36 (B) 1/6 (C) 10/36 (D) 11/36
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This question is on Addition rule, complements and inclusion-exclusion, part of Probability and Bayes' theorem in Statistics.
The probability of at least one of several events, and of none.
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