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Question 820159: Two fair dice are rolled. what is the probability that the sum of the faces is less then 7? Please show answer in a reduced fraction.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two fair dice are rolled. what is the probability that the sum of the faces is less then 7? Please show answer in a reduced fraction.
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Successes:
: 1/1 ; 1/2 ; 1/3 ; 1/4 ; 1/5
: 2/1 ; 2/2 ; 2/3 ; 2/4
: 3/1 ; 3/2 ; 3/3
: 4/1 ; 4/2
: 5/1
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Ans: 15/36 = 5/12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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