SOLUTION: whats the probability of getting a 2, 3, or 12 on two dice? whats the probability of not getting a 2, 3, or 12?

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Question 89139: whats the probability of getting a 2, 3, or 12 on two dice? whats the probability of not getting a 2, 3, or 12?
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whats the probability of getting a 2, 3, or 12 on two dice? whats the probability of not getting a 2, 3, or 12?
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Draw a 6 by 6 square showing the sample space of the 36 possible
sums gotten from rolling two dice.
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Count the number of sums of 2: 1
Count the number of sums of 3: 2
Count the number of sums of 12: 1
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P(2 or 3 or 12) = 4/36 = 1/9
Cheers,
stan H.

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