document.write( "Question 1151356: Two dice are tossed. What is the probability of not getting a sum of 5? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "It is the complement to the probability of getting the sum of 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are 36 outcomes, in all, each with the probability  .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Of them,  there are  4  outcomes with the sum of 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (1,4), (2,3), (3,2) and (4,1).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the probability under the question is  P = 1 -  = 1 -  = .    ANSWER\r\n" );
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