SOLUTION: For the experiment of rolling a pair of dice, what is the probability that the sum of faces is 5?

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Question 318886: For the experiment of rolling a pair of dice, what is the probability that the sum of faces is 5?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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For the experiment of rolling a pair of dice, what is the probability that the sum of faces is 5?
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sum is 5: 1/4;2/3;3/2;4/1:::::4 ways
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Total number of pairs: 36
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P(sum is 5) = 4/36 = 1/9
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Stan H.