Two dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability of getting different values on both.
Answer: A
Let E be the event of getting different values on both the dice. The complementary event is getting the same value on both, for which there are 6 favorable outcomes: (1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4), (5,5) and (6,6). Thus, P (not E) = 1/6
Thus, P (E) = 1 – P (not E) = 1 – (1/6) = 5/6