SOLUTION: 2 dice are rolled one after another. Determine the probability that the sum of the dots on the dice total 7 or 11 if the first die is a 5.

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Question 582641: 2 dice are rolled one after another. Determine the probability that the sum of the dots on the dice total 7 or 11 if the first die is a 5.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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2 dice are rolled one after another. Determine the probability that the sum of the dots on the dice total 7 or 11 if the first die is a 5.
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Ways to succeed: 5/2 ; 5/6
Possible outcomes: 5/1 ; 5/2 ; 5/3 ; 5/4 ; 5/5/ ; 5/6
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Ans: 2/6
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Stan H.