SOLUTION: suppose you roll one six sided die and one four sided die. what is the probability that you will get a sum less than 5?

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Question 268642: suppose you roll one six sided die and one four sided die.
what is the probability that you will get a sum less than 5?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suppose you roll one six-sided die and one four-sided die.
What is the probability that you will get a sum less than 5?
Six-sided: 1,2,3,4,5,6,
Foursided: 1,2,3,4
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Sums less than 5:
1/1 ; 1/2 ; 1/3
2/1 ; 2/2
3/1/;
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Ways to succeed: 6
# of possible outcomes: 6*4 = 24
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P(sum < 5) = 6/24 = 1/4
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Cheers,
Stan H.