JEE MainMathematicsProbabilityMCQ+4 / −1
A fair die is tossed until six is obtained on it. Let x be the number of required tosses, then the conditional probability P(x 5 | x > 2) is :
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Correct answer: D
- Interpret the random variable
Let be the number of tosses required to get the first six. Then follows a geometric distribution with success probability and failure probability
So,
- Write the required conditional probability
We need Using the formula for conditional probability,
Since automatically implies , we have Therefore,
- Compute
means no six appears in the first 4 tosses. Thus,
- Compute
means no six appears in the first 2 tosses. Thus,
- Find the conditional probability
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