SOLUTION: A die is rolled twice. What is the probability of rolling a number less than 4 followed by a number less than 3?

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Question 167180: A die is rolled twice. What is the probability of rolling a number less than 4 followed by a number less than 3?
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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One die = 6 sides
1+event+=+P+=+3%2F6
2+event+=+P+=+2%2F6
Since one event does not depend on the second this event would be independent.
P(<4, then <3)
P+=++%283%2F6%29+%2A+%282%2F6%29+=+6%2F36+=+1%2F6
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