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Chapter 13: Q. 30 (page 865)

Assigning Probabilities A die is weighted so that a six cannot appear. The other faces occur with the same probability. What probability should we assign to each face?

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The probability isP1=P2=P3=P4=P5=15.

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Step 1. Given information. 

A die is weighted so that a six cannot appear. The other faces occur with the same probability. What probability should we assign to each face?

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Step 2. Find probability.  

We are given that, the six cannot appear and the other numbers in a die has the same probability. Since the sample space of a die is

S=1,2,3,4,5

Thus, we can let

P6=0P1=P2=P3=P4=P5=x

Since the sum of the probabilities of the possible outcomes must equal 1.

P1+P2+P3+P4+P5+P6=1

Substituting the given, and solving for x, we have

P1+P2+P3+P4+P5+P6=1x+x+x+x+x+0=15x=1x=15

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Step 3. Substitute the value. 

Since x=15assign the probabilities

P1=P2=P3=P4=P5=x=15.

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Step 4. Conclusion.

The probability isP1=P2=P3=P4=P5=15

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