document.write( "Question 1043409: The probability that in the toss dice we obtain the sum 7 or 11 is \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Here are all 36 possible rolls with the 7's and 11's \r\n" );
document.write( "in red:  \r\n" );
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document.write( "(1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (1,5) (1,6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "(2,1) (2,2) (2,3) (2,4) (2,5) (2,6) \r\n" );
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document.write( "(3,1) (3,2) (3,3) (3,4) (3,5) (3,6) \r\n" );
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document.write( "(4,1) (4,2) (4,3) (4,4) (4,5) (4,6) \r\n" );
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document.write( "(5,1) (5,2) (5,3) (5,4) (5,5) (5,6) \r\n" );
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document.write( "(6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5) (6,6) \r\n" );
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document.write( "Count 'em!  There are 8 red ones, so that's 8 out of 36,\r\n" );
document.write( "or a probability of  which reduces to .\r\n" );
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