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  • Aug 9, 2009, 07:26 AM
    himanshu2610
    Mathematics probability
    An unbalanced dice (with 6 faces, numbered from 1 to 6) is thrown. The
    probability that the face value is odd is 90% of the probability that the face value
    is even. The probability of getting any even numbered face is the same.
    If the probability that the face is even given that it is greater than 3 is 0.75,
    which one of the following options is closest to the probability that the face value
    exceeds 3?

    (A) 0.453 (B) 0.468 (C) 0.485 (D) 0.492
  • Jan 8, 2011, 09:39 AM
    nareshguru
    let probability that face value is even be x
    probability that face value is even be 0.9x
    x+0.9x=1 , x=1/1.9
    p(face=2)=p(face=4)=p(face=6)=x/3
    p(face value even|| face>3)=P(face value even && face>3)/P(face>3)=0.75
    now, P(face value even && face>3)=p(face=4)+ p(face=6)=2x/3
    then
    (2x/3)/p(face>3)=0.75
    P(face>3)=2x/3*0.75=2/3*0.75*1.9 {x=1/1.9}
    P(face>3)=0.468

    that's solve...


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