Two coins are tossed simultaneously and the sum of the numbers appearing on the upper…

MATHEMATICS · Single correct · AP · AP Statistics · Probability Random Variables Distributions · Probability Random Variables Distributions

Problem

Two coins are tossed simultaneously and the sum of the numbers appearing on the upper faces of two fair dice is observed. Event

A

: getting at least one head in the two coin tosses. Event

B

: the sum on the two dice is

7

or more. Which event is more likely? (a) Event

B

(b) Cannot be compared (c) Event

A

(d) Both are equally likely