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Revision as of 08:26, 23 November 2021

Problem 14

Una rolls $6$ standard $6$-sided dice simultaneously and calculates the product of the $6{ }$ numbers obtained. What is the probability that the product is divisible by $4?$

$\textbf{(A)}\: \frac34\qquad\textbf{(B)} \: \frac{57}{64}\qquad\textbf{(C)} \: \frac{59}{64}\qquad\textbf{(D)} \: \frac{187}{192}\qquad\textbf{(E)} \: \frac{63}{64}$

Solution

We will first find the probability that the product is not divisible by 4. We have 2 cases.

Case 1: The product is not divisible by $2$.

We need every number to be odd, and since the chance we roll an odd number is $\frac12,$ our probability is $\left(\frac12\right)^6=\frac1{64}.$


Case 2: The product is divisible by $2$, but not by $4$.

We need $5$ numbers to be odd, and one to be divisible by $2$, but not by $4$. There is a $\frac12$ chance that an odd number is rolled, a $\frac13$ chance that we roll a number satisfying the second condition (only $2$ and $6$ work), and 6 ways to choose the order in which the even number appears.

Our probability is $\left(\frac12\right)^5\left(\frac13\right)\cdot6=\frac1{16}.$

Therefore, the probability the product is not divisible by $4$ is $\frac1{64}+\frac1{16}=\frac{5}{64}$.

Our answer is $1-\frac{5}{64}=\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\frac{59}{64}}$.

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