document.write( "Question 379023: An ordinary (fair) die is a cube with the numbers through on the sides (represented by painted spots). Imagine that such a die is rolled twice in succession and that the face values of the two rolls are added together. This sum is recorded as the outcome of a single trial of a random experiment.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #269165 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi, 
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document.write( "note: the '36' possible outcomes of sums rolling 2 die
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document.write( "___1_2_3__4__5__6
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document.write( "1|_2_3_4__5__6__7
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document.write( "2|_3_4_5__6__7__8
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document.write( "3|_4_5_6__7__8__9
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document.write( "4|_5_6_7__8__9_10
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document.write( "5|_6_7_8__9_10_11
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document.write( "6|_7_8_9_10_11_12\r
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document.write( "P(The sum > 7 ) = 15/36 or 5/12
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document.write( "P(The sum is not divisible by 6)  = 1 - 6/36 -1/36 = 29/36 \n" );
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