{"id":92636,"date":"2025-06-01T11:29:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92636"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:29:36","slug":"two-unbiased-dice-marked-from-1-to-6-are-tossed-together-the-probabil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/two-unbiased-dice-marked-from-1-to-6-are-tossed-together-the-probabil\/","title":{"rendered":"Two unbiased dice marked from 1 to 6 are tossed together. The probabil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two unbiased dice marked from 1 to 6 are tossed together. The probability of the sum of the outcomes to be 7 in a single throw is<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; option2=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; option3=&#8221;4\/13&#8243; option4=&#8221;7\/13&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nWhen two unbiased dice, each marked from 1 to 6, are tossed together, the total number of possible outcomes is the product of the number of outcomes for each die.<br \/>\nNumber of outcomes for a single die = 6 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).<br \/>\nTotal number of outcomes for two dice = $6 \\times 6 = 36$.<\/p>\n<p>We want to find the probability that the sum of the outcomes is 7.<br \/>\nLet (d1, d2) represent the outcome of the first and second die, respectively. The possible pairs (d1, d2) that sum up to 7 are:<br \/>\n(1, 6)<br \/>\n(2, 5)<br \/>\n(3, 4)<br \/>\n(4, 3)<br \/>\n(5, 2)<br \/>\n(6, 1)<\/p>\n<p>There are 6 favorable outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The probability of an event is calculated as:<br \/>\nProbability = (Number of favorable outcomes) \/ (Total number of possible outcomes)<\/p>\n<p>Probability of the sum being 7 = 6 \/ 36.<br \/>\nSimplifying the fraction:<br \/>\nProbability = 1 \/ 6.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The total number of outcomes when tossing two standard dice is $6^2 = 36$.<br \/>\n&#8211; List all possible pairs of outcomes that result in the desired sum.<br \/>\n&#8211; Calculate probability as the ratio of favorable outcomes to total outcomes.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe possible sums when tossing two dice range from 1+1=2 to 6+6=12. The distribution of sums is triangular, with the sum 7 being the most probable. The number of ways to get each sum is:<br \/>\nSum 2: 1 way (1,1)<br \/>\nSum 3: 2 ways (1,2), (2,1)<br \/>\nSum 4: 3 ways (1,3), (2,2), (3,1)<br \/>\nSum 5: 4 ways (1,4), (2,3), (3,2), (4,1)<br \/>\nSum 6: 5 ways (1,5), (2,4), (3,3), (4,2), (5,1)<br \/>\nSum 7: 6 ways (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (6,1)<br \/>\nSum 8: 5 ways (2,6), (3,5), (4,4), (5,3), (6,2)<br \/>\nSum 9: 4 ways (3,6), (4,5), (5,4), (6,3)<br \/>\nSum 10: 3 ways (4,6), (5,5), (6,4)<br \/>\nSum 11: 2 ways (5,6), (6,5)<br \/>\nSum 12: 1 way (6,6)<br \/>\nTotal ways = 1+2+3+4+5+6+5+4+3+2+1 = 36.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two unbiased dice marked from 1 to 6 are tossed together. The probability of the sum of the outcomes to be 7 in a single throw is [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; option2=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; option3=&#8221;4\/13&#8243; option4=&#8221;7\/13&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2019 Download PDFAttempt Online When two unbiased dice, each marked from 1 to &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Two unbiased dice marked from 1 to 6 are tossed together. The probabil\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/two-unbiased-dice-marked-from-1-to-6-are-tossed-together-the-probabil\/#more-92636\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Two unbiased dice marked from 1 to 6 are tossed together. The probabil<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[1119,1102],"class_list":["post-92636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cisf-ac-exe","tag-1119","tag-quantitative-aptitude-and-reasoning","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Two unbiased dice marked from 1 to 6 are tossed together. The probabil<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When two unbiased dice, each marked from 1 to 6, are tossed together, the total number of possible outcomes is the product of the number of outcomes for each die. Number of outcomes for a single die = 6 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). 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Simplifying the fraction: Probability = 1 \/ 6. - The total number of outcomes when tossing two standard dice is $6^2 = 36$. - List all possible pairs of outcomes that result in the desired sum. - Calculate probability as the ratio of favorable outcomes to total outcomes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/two-unbiased-dice-marked-from-1-to-6-are-tossed-together-the-probabil\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two unbiased dice marked from 1 to 6 are tossed together. The probabil\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When two unbiased dice, each marked from 1 to 6, are tossed together, the total number of possible outcomes is the product of the number of outcomes for each die. 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