document.write( "Question 1122548: Two fair six-sided dice are rolled.
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document.write( "What is the probability the sum of the numbers on the two dice is 5?
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document.write( "What is the probability the sum is 6?
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document.write( "What is the probability the sum is not 4?
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document.write( "What is the probability the sum is either 8 or 10?
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document.write( "What is the probability the sum is neither 9 nor 7?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #738689 by rothauserc(4718)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 36(6^2) possible events in the sample space, they are \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (1,5), (1,6) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (2,6) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,4), (3,5), (3,6) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(4,1), (4,2), (4,3), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(5,1), (5,2), (5,3), (5,4), (5,5), (5,6) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(6,1), (6,2), (6,3), (6,4), (6,5), (6,6) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Probability(P) that the sum is 5, the following events satisfy this criteria \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(1,4), (2,3), (3,2), (4,1) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "******************************** \n" ); document.write( "P that the sum is 5 = 4/36 = 1/9 \n" ); document.write( "******************************** \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "P that the sum is six \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(1,5), (2,4), (3,3), (4,2), (5,1) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "*************************************** \n" ); document.write( "P that the sum is six = 5/36 \n" ); document.write( "*************************************** \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "P the sum is not four, first list the sums that are 4 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(1,3), (2,2), (3,1) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "************************************************* \n" ); document.write( "P that the sum is not 4 = 1 -3/36 = 33/36 = 11/12 \n" ); document.write( "************************************************* \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "P that the sum is 8 or 10 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(2,6), (3,5), (4,4), (5,3), (6,2), (4,6), (5,5), (6,4) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "**************************************************** \n" ); document.write( "P that the sum is 8 or 10 = 8/36 = 2/9 \n" ); document.write( "**************************************************** \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "P that the sum is neither 9 nor 7, first list the sums that are 9 or 7 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(3,6), (4,5), (5,4), (6,3), (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (6,3) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "************************************************************ \n" ); document.write( "P that the sum is neither 9 nor 7 = 1 -10/36 = 26/36 = 13/18 \n" ); document.write( "************************************************************ \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |