A red and black dice are rolled and the events X, Y and Z are defined as follows. X = The red die shows a 4 Y...

      

A red and black dice are rolled and the events X, Y and Z are defined as follows.
X = The red die shows a 4
Y – The sum of the scores of the two dice is 6
Z – The black die shows a 3
(a) Find the probability of event X
(b) The probability of events X and Z
(c) Which event is mutually exclusive to X
(d) Which event is independent of X
(e) The probability of event Y

  

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sharon kalunda answered the question on August 26, 2019 at 11:52

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