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AP EAMCET · Maths · Statistics

A die is thrown twice. If getting a number greater than four on the die is considered a success, then the variance of the probability distribution of the number of successes is

  1. A 23
  2. B 13
  3. C 49
  4. D 89
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(C) 49

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The numbers that are greater than 4 on the die is 5, 6. The probability of successes is, p=26=13 Now, the variance of probability distribution, σ2=npq =2×13×23 =49