Two dice are thrown. Which of these is a sure event?

The sum is at most 11Correct answerYour answerThe sum is at least 2Correct answerYour answerThe numbers are differentCorrect answerYour answerThe sum is evenCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

A sure event contains every outcome of the sample space.
The smallest sum is $1 + 1 = 2$ , so the sum is always at least 2.

Worth noting

'At most 11' fails only for $(6, 6)$ , so it is almost sure, but not sure.

Concept: Impossible and sure events
Typical timeTypical: 60 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsEvents and sample spaces

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Two dice are thrown. Which of these is a sure event?

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