document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1019078>Question 1019078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You roll a pair of dice 20 times and record how often you get a total of 5 or 10. What is your best guess for the relative frequency that this event (a total of 5 or 10) occurs without seeing the actual data?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Give your answer as a proportion, rounding to three decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #635108 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=635108\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A total of five comes up 1/9 of the time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A total of ten comes up 1/12 of the time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability of getting a five or a ten is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/9 + 1/12 = 7/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/36 times 20 rolls is almost four times...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A third way to express this is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3.889 </SPAN>\n" );
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