Suppose a pair of dice is thrown 950 times. Estimate how many times would we expect a sum of 5 to occur? Round your answer to the nearest integer.
A)844 times
B)633 times
C)106 times
D)158 times
E)132 times

Question

Suppose a pair of dice is thrown 950 times. Estimate how many times would we expect a sum of 5 to occur? Round your answer to the nearest integer. ​
A)844 times
B)633 times
C)106 times
D)158 times
E)132 times

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of getting a sum of 5 with two dice is 4/36 or 1/9, because there are 4 favorable outcomes (1,4), (2,3), (3,2), (4,1) out of 36 possible outcomes. Multiplying this probability by 950 gives an expected value of 105.56, which rounds to 106 times.

Suppose a Pair of Dice Is Thrown 950 Times