SOLUTION: Is it B? I want to check my answer. A student rolled 2 dice. What is the probability that the first die landed on a number less than 3 and the second die landed on a number grea

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Question 1161036: Is it B? I want to check my answer.
A student rolled 2 dice. What is the probability that the first die landed on a number less than 3 and the second die landed on a number greater than 3?

A. 0.500
B. 0.167
C. 0.111
D. 0.083

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Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

yes, it is B.
For the first die, the probability that the number is less than is or because there are only numbers ( and ) which are less than .
The second die needs to land on a number greater than (and it does not include ). This means that there are numbers that can meet the requirements, , , and , which makes the chances or .
Multiply the two fractions together:



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