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Count products with their multiplicities before calculating moments

An unbiased regular tetrahedral die has faces 1,2,3,4. On throwing it onto a horizontal table, the face in contact with the table gives the number. Two such dice are thrown and X is the product of their numbers. Obtain the probability distribution of X, then derive

(i) P(X>8)P(X>8),

(ii) E(X)E(X),

(iii) Var⁡(X)\operatorname{Var}(X).

[1982/II/11]

CJC · Discussion · Question 3

The 16 ordered die outcomes are equally likely; their distinct products are not.

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