document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1065362>Question 1065362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the experiment, tossing a pair of dice, is repeated over and over again in a very long series of trials, what proportion of outcomes do you think would result in a sum less than 7?        \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #680511 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=680511\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sum less than 7 would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 (5/36 probability 1-5,5-1,2-4,4-2,3-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 (4/36 probability 1-4,4-1,2-3,3-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 (3/36)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(2/36)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 (1/36)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That sum is 15/36 or 5/12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sums equal to 7 over the long term would be (1/6). </SPAN>\n" );
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