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Question 1197526: An experiment consists of rolling two fair dice and adding the dots on the two sides facing up. Using the sample space provided below and assuming each simple event is as likely as any other, find the probability that the sum of the dots is not 3 or 9 . Found 3 solutions by ewatrrr, ikleyn, math_tutor2020:Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
Hi
An experiment consists of rolling two fair dice and adding the dots on the two sides facing up
P(sum is not 3 OR 9) = 30/36 = 5/6
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An experiment consists of rolling two fair dice and adding the dots on the two sides facing up.
Using the sample space provided below and assuming each simple event is as likely as any other,
find the probability that the sum of the dots is not 3 or 9.
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The answer is = : from the total 36 cases, we should exclude 2 + 4 = 6 cases,
2 cases with the sum of 3, and 4 cases with the sum of 9.
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here are the ways to add to 3
1+2 = 3
2+1 = 3
and here are the ways to add to 9
3+6 = 9
4+5 = 9
5+4 = 9
6+3 = 9
There are 2+4 = 6 cases in which we get either 3 or 9
There are 6*6 = 36 dice rolls total
That leaves 36-6 = 30 cases in which we do not get a sum of 3, nor do we get a sum of 9 either.