A die has four of it's faces coloured white and the remaining two coloured black. What is the probability that when the die is thrown two consecutive time, ...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1995 Subject: General Mathematics

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A die has four of it's faces coloured white and the remaining two coloured black. What is the probability that when the die is thrown two consecutive time, the top face will be white in both cases?
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The probability of getting a white face on a single roll of the die is 4/6 or 2/3, since four of the six faces are white. Similarly, the probability of getting a white face on a second roll of the die is also 2/3. To find the probability of both events occurring (getting a white face on both rolls), we multiply the probabilities of each event together. So, the probability of getting a white face on the first roll AND getting a white face on the second roll is (2/3) x (2/3) = 4/9. Therefore, the correct answer is not provided in the options given.

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