document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=234955>Question 234955</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When you toss a pair of dice, each containing the digits 1 through 6, what is the probability that the sum of the values face-up on the cubes will not be 3?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 17/18 b) 1/6 c) 5/6 d) 18/36 e) 3/36.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #173168 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=173168\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It would be 1 minus the probability that it would be 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have 2 dice.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total possible number of combinations would be 6*6 = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Possible ways you could get a 3 would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's only 2 out of 36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Possible ways you could not get a 3 would be 34 out of 36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "34 out of 36 is the same as 17 out of 18.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your answer would be A).\r<BR>\n" );
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