document.write( "Question 1178803: Suppose you roll four dice. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers showing is \" 5 \" or less? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The total space of events has  6*6*6*6 = 6^4 = 1296 elements, each with the probability of  p = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "The favorable events are these 5 (five) events\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (1,1,1,1)\r\n" );
document.write( "    (2,1,1,1)\r\n" );
document.write( "    (1,2,1,1)\r\n" );
document.write( "    (1,1,2,1)\r\n" );
document.write( "    (1,1,1,2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "THEREFORE, the probability the problem asks for is  P =  =  =  = 0.003858  (rounded).      ANSWER\r\n" );
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