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Two dice are thrown simultaneously. If X denotes the number of sixes, then the variance of X is:

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✅ Correct Option: 1

X∼Binomial(n=2,p=1/6)X \sim \text{Binomial}(n=2, p=1/6). Variance =npq=2⋅16⋅56=1036=518= npq = 2 \cdot \frac{1}{6} \cdot \frac{5}{6} = \frac{10}{36} = \frac{5}{18}.

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