Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Probability Theory - Exercises - Page 466: 2

Answer

The probability that each of 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, is rolled is 1/7, and the probability of 3 is 2/7.

Work Step by Step

Let $p_i$ denote the probability that $i$ is rolled. We are given that $p_3 = 2p_1$, for instance. Then since $p_1 + p_2 + p_3 + \cdots + p_6 = 1$, we have $p_1 + p_1 + 2p_1 + p_1 + p_1 + p_1 = 1$, i.e. $7p_1 = 1$ and thus $p_1 = 1/7$. So the probability that each of 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, is rolled is 1/7, and the probability of 3 is 2/7.
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