Two dice are thrown. What is the probability that
the sum of the numbers appearing on the two dice is 11, it 5 appears on the
first?
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Let event B is "5 appears on the first dice". `thereforeB={(5,1),(5,2),(5,3),(5,4).(5,5),(5,6)}` Also, let event A is "sum of the number appearing is 11". `thereforeA={(5,6),(6,5)}` ` thereforeA fnnB=={(5,6)}` Therefore, `P(A//b)=(P(AnnB))/(n(B))=1/6`