document.write( "Question 509335: What is the probability of getting either a sum of 8 or at least one 6 in the roll of a pair of dice? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The other tutor's answer is incorrect.\r\n" );
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document.write( "I have colored all the ones red that \r\n" );
document.write( "either have a sum of 8 or that have \r\n" );
document.write( "at least one 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "⚀⚀   ⚀⚁   ⚀⚂   ⚀⚃   ⚀⚄  ⚀⚅\r\n" );
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document.write( "⚁⚀   ⚁⚁   ⚁⚂   ⚁⚃   ⚁⚄  ⚁⚅\r\n" );
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document.write( "⚂⚀   ⚂⚁   ⚂⚂   ⚂⚃   ⚂⚄  ⚂⚅\r\n" );
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document.write( "⚃⚀   ⚃⚁   ⚃⚂   ⚃⚃   ⚃⚄  ⚃⚅\r\n" );
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document.write( "⚄⚀   ⚄⚁   ⚄⚂   ⚄⚃   ⚄⚄  ⚄⚅\r\n" );
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document.write( "⚅⚀   ⚅⚁   ⚅⚂   ⚅⚃   ⚅⚄  ⚅⚅\r\n" );
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document.write( "Count the red ones.  There are 14 of them.  \r\n" );
document.write( "Count all the rolls. There are 36 of them.  \r\n" );
document.write( "So the probability is 14 out of 36 or \r\n" );
document.write( " which reduces to .\r\n" );
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