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Question 353764: two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum is less than 7
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There are 36 possible outcomes when you roll a pair of dice.

There is 1 way to make two, 2 ways to make three, 3 ways to make four, 4 ways to make 5, and 5 ways to make 6, for a total of 15 ways to make a number less than seven.


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