document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201986>Question 1201986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An ordinary (fair) die is a cube with the numbers 1 through 6 on the sides (represented by painted spots). Imagine that such a die is rolled twice in succession and that the face values of the two rolls are added together. This sum is recorded as the outcome of a single trial of a random experiment.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Compute the probability of each of the following events.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Event A: The sum is greater than 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Event B: The sum is divisible by 2 or 3 (or both).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round your answer to 2 decimal places. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a). P(A) = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b.) P(B) =  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #836594 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=836594\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here the total  possible outcomes = 36 n(S) =36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Event (A)  (4,6),(5,5),(5,6), (6,4),(6,5),(6,6)  n(A) = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A) = n(A)/n(S) = 6/36 = 1/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Event B: The sum is divisible by 2 or 3 (or both).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 24 possible outcomes n(B)=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(B)= n(B)/n(S)= 24/36= 2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert to percent  if required\r<BR>\n" );
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