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Question 5 • Applications and Modeling

When two dice are rolled, 36 equally likely outcomes are possible as shown below. (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 4) (1, 5) (1, 6) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 4) (2, 5) (2, 6) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 4) (3, 5) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 4) (4, 5) (4, 6) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (5, 4) (5, 5) (5, 6) (6, 1) (6, 2) (6, 3) (6, 4) (6, 5) (6, 6) Let x be the sum of the two numbers. Let P be the probability of the desired outcome. Compare the following charts and determine which chart shows the probability distribution for the sum of the two numbers. Chart A x 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Px Chart B x 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Px Chart C x 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Px a. Chart A c. Chart C b. Chart B d. None of them Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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