Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability of obtaining a total score of 5 is

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

As 2 dice are thrown so there are 6×6 = 36 possibilities.

Let E denote the event of getting a total score of 5.

E = {(1,4),(2,3),(3,2),(4,1)}

∴ n(E)=4

Hence,

P(E) = 4/36 = 1/9

As our answer matches only with option (c)

∴ Option (c) is the only correct choice.