To find the probability that the sum is odd given that the sum is greater than 6, we will use conditional probability.
First, let's define the relevant events:
- Event A: Sum is odd.
- Event B: Sum is 6 or greater.
To find \( P(A \mid B) \), which represents the probability of event A given event B, we need the following formula:
\[ P(A \mid B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)} \]
Step 1: Determine the outcomes for both events
When rolling two six-sided number cubes (dice), the possible sums range from 2 (1+1) to 12 (6+6). Below, we'll identify all sums that are 6 or greater and see which of those are odd.
The sums that are 6 or greater are: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Now we categorize these into odd and even:
- Even sums: 6, 8, 10, 12
- Odd sums: 7, 9, 11
Count of outcomes for sums ≥ 6:
- Sum of 6: (1,5), (2,4), (3,3), (4,2), (5,1) → 5 ways.
- Sum of 7: (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (6,1) → 6 ways.
- Sum of 8: (2,6), (3,5), (4,4), (5,3), (6,2) → 5 ways.
- Sum of 9: (3,6), (4,5), (5,4), (6,3) → 4 ways.
- Sum of 10: (4,6), (5,5), (6,4) → 3 ways.
- Sum of 11: (5,6), (6,5) → 2 ways.
- Sum of 12: (6,6) → 1 way.
Summing these possible outcomes gives:
- Total outcomes for sums \( \geq 6 = 5 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 26\).
Count of outcomes for sums that are odd and ≥ 6:
The odd sums greater than or equal to 6 are 7, 9, and 11.
- Sum of 7: 6 outcomes (as listed above).
- Sum of 9: 4 outcomes (as listed above).
- Sum of 11: 2 outcomes (as listed above).
Total for odd sums:
- Total outcomes for odd sums \( \geq 6 = 6 + 4 + 2 = 12\).
Step 2: Calculate probabilities
Now we can calculate \( P(A \cap B) \) and \( P(B) \):
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\( P(A \cap B) = \frac{\text{Number of outcomes for odd sums } \geq 6}{\text{Total outcomes}} = \frac{12}{36} = \frac{1}{3} \)
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\( P(B) = \frac{\text{Number of outcomes for sums } \geq 6}{\text{Total outcomes}} = \frac{26}{36} = \frac{13}{18} \)
Step 3: Calculate \( P(A \mid B) \)
Using the formula for conditional probability:
\[ P(A \mid B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)} = \frac{\frac{1}{3}}{\frac{13}{18}} = \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{18}{13} = \frac{18}{39} = \frac{6}{13} \]
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Verifying Odd Outcomes
- The odd outcomes in our previous listing:
- Sum of 7: (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (6,1) = 6 combinations
- Sum of 9: (3,6), (4,5), (5,4), (6,3) = 4 combinations
- Sum of 11: (5,6), (6,5) = 2 combinations
- Total: \( 6 + 4 + 2 = 12 \) is consistent.
Conclusion
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Final Answering:
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