Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A fair die is rolled twice. Let be the number of sixes in the two rolls. List the equally likely outcomes in your head as pairs, and find the distribution of . Give each probability to four decimal places.
A probability distribution lists each value with . The probabilities are from to and add up to :
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. No six. pairs, so .
Step 2. Two sixes. Only , so .
Step 3. One six. The rest: pairs, so .
Answer: about , and .
Check. , so the probabilities add up to .
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