[Math] Independence of the sum of two dice given one of them is odd the result

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I'm not sure how to argue this.

Two fair dice, one red and one blue are rolled.
Let $A$ be the event that the number rolled on the red die is odd.
Let $B$ be the event that the number rolled on the blue die is odd.
Let $C$ be the event that the sum of the two dice is odd.
Show that $B$ and $C$ are independent.

It's obvious that $A$ & $B$ are independent
I tried
$$P(C \mid B) = P(\text{Die Red + Die Blue is odd} \mid B) = \frac{P(\text{Die Red + Die Blue is odd} \cap B)}{P( B )}$$
If $B$ is odd, Die Red should be Even. Therefore, the sum will be Odd.
$$\frac{P(A^{c}B)}{P(B)} = \frac{P(A^{c})P(B)}{P(B)}= \frac{1}{2}$$

If someone has a suggestion, I would really appreciate that.

Best Answer

The sum of the die is odd if one die is odd and the other is even.

Then the event of the red die being odd and the sum being odd, is the same event as the red die being odd and the blue die being even.   And such.

Thus $(A \cap C) = (A\cap B^\complement)$ and $(B\cap C)=(B\cap A^\complement)$.

So...


Hint: $\mathsf P(A) = \mathsf P(A\cap B)+\mathsf P(A\cap B^\complement)$ by the Law of Total Probability

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