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A pair of dice is rolled and the product of the two numbers showing is noted. How many products are possible?
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document.write( "Here are all 36 ways to roll a pair of dice:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(1,1)(1,2)(1,3)(1,4)(1,5)(1,6)\r\n" );
document.write( "(2,1)(2,2)(2,3)(2,4)(2,5)(2,6)\r\n" );
document.write( "(3,1)(3,2)(3,3)(3,4)(3,5)(3,6)\r\n" );
document.write( "(4,1)(4,2)(4,3)(4,4)(4,5)(4,6)\r\n" );
document.write( "(5,1)(5,2)(5,3)(5,4)(5,5)(5,6)\r\n" );
document.write( "(6,1)(6,2)(6,3)(6,4)(6,5)(6,6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplying each pair we get this\r\n" );
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document.write( "  1  2  3  4  5  6\r\n" );
document.write( "  2  4  6  8 10 12  \r\n" );
document.write( "  3  6  9 12 15 18\r\n" );
document.write( "  4  8 12 16 20 24\r\n" );
document.write( "  5 10 15 20 25 30\r\n" );
document.write( "  6 12 18 24 30 36 \r\n" );
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document.write( "The products are \r\n" );
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document.write( "1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,12,15,16,18,20,24,25,30,36  \r\n" );
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document.write( "That's 18 different products.\r\n" );
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