Find the Indicated Probability Compute the Empirical Probability of Getting a Sum Greater Than

question 202

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated probability.
-A pair of dice is rolled 50 times and the sum is recorded each time. The results are shown in the table. $\begin{array}{c|lllllllllll}\text { Sum } & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 & 11 & 12 \\\hline \text { Frequency } & 13 & 2 & 4 & 3 & 7 & 0 & 2 & 1 & 17 & 1 & 0\end{array}$

Compute the empirical probability of getting a sum greater than $9 .$

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { 50 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 19 } { 50 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 6 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 9 } { 25 }\)

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