Correct Answer
✅ Option b — 13/18
All Options:
- A11/18
- B13/18
- C1/6
- D2/9
Detailed Solution & Explanation
1. **Identify the faces on each die**: The faces are numbered .
2. **Total number of outcomes**: Since each die has 6 faces, throwing two dice yields:
3. **Find the number of outcomes with sum **:
It is easier to find the complementary probability, i.e., the number of outcomes where the sum is strictly greater than 14 (sums of 15, 16, 17, or 18).
Let us list the outcomes for each sum :
- **Sum = 15**:
- **Sum = 16**:
- **Sum = 17**:
- **Sum = 18**:
Total outcomes with sum is:
4. **Find the outcomes with sum **:
5. **Probability Calculation**:
Hence, **Option B** is the correct answer.
About This Chapter: Probability
Paper
Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude
Weightage
5-7 Marks
Key Topics
Probability Operations, Expected Value
A logic-heavy chapter dealing with random experiments, events (mutually exclusive, exhaustive), set theory probability, conditional probability, and Bayes' Theorem. It forms the basis for Theoretical Distributions.
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