document.write( "Question 1085348: How do you find the exact probability? And what are the steps in using the formula? \n" ); document.write( "
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The probability of an event: number of favorable outcomes/total possible outcomes
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\n" ); document.write( "Step 1: List the outcomes of the experiment
\n" ); document.write( "Step 2: Count the number of possible outcomes
\n" ); document.write( "Step 3: Count the number of favorable outcomes
\n" ); document.write( "Step 4: Use the probability formula
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\n" ); document.write( "Example:
\n" ); document.write( "Two fair dice are rolled at the same time. What's the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two dice is 6?
\n" ); document.write( "Possible outcomes:
\n" ); document.write( "{(1, 1), (1, 2),...............,(1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 2),................,(2, 6), (3, 1), (3, 2),...........,(3, 6), .............,(4, 1), (4, 2),..........,(4, 6), (5, 1), (5,2),...............,(5, 6), (6, 1), (6, 2),......................,(6, 6)} Total: 36 possible outcomes
\n" ); document.write( "Number of favorable outcomes (where the two dice add up to 6): 5
\n" ); document.write( "Apply formula: 5/36 = probability \r
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