document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=322001>Question 322001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two dice are rolled together.  What is the probability of rolling a prime number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 3 prime numbers per die. The prime numbers are 2, 3 and 5 for each die.  This means there are 6 prime numbers in total from a list of 12 possibilities.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let P = probability\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(rolling a prime) = (what we want)/(total number of possible outcomes)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(rolling a prime) = 6/12 or 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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