A. The total outcomes would simply be the product of the
number of sides of the two dice, that is:
Total different outcomes = 6 * 6
Total different outcomes = 36
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B. The combinations that both dice are even are:
2 – 2, 4 – 4, 6 – 6, 2 – 4, 2 – 6, 4 – 2, 4 – 6, 6 – 2, 6
– 4
So 9 combinations for Jenny
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C. The combinations that at least one die is a 4 are:
4 – 4, 4 – 1, 4 – 2, 4 – 3, 4 – 5, 4 – 6, 1 – 4, 2 – 4, 3
– 4, 5 – 4, 6 - 4
So 11 combinations for Henry
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D. The probability that jenny wins would simply be the
ratio of the number of combinations for Jenny over the total number of
combinations, that is:
P (Jenny) = 9 / 36 = 0.25 = 25%
So there is a 25% chance that Jenny will win.
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E. The probability that Henry wins would simply be the
ratio of the number of combinations for Henry over the total number of
combinations, that is:
P (Henry) = 11 / 36 = 0.3056 = 30.56%
So there is a 30.56% chance that Jenny will win.
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F. No the game is not fair because Henry has a higher
chance of winning than Jenny. For it to be fair, they should have the same
probability of winning.
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G. We can see that there are actually combinations in
which both Jenny and Henry would win. These are:
4 – 4, 4 – 2, 4 – 6, 2 – 4, 6 – 4
So there are 5 combinations in which both of them would
win.
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So the chance of being tie is:
P(tie) = 5 / 36 = 0.1389 = 13.89%
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Hence a 13.89% chance of getting a tie