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Question 349091: nathan will roll two 6-sided dice.what is the probability that he will roll a number less than three on the first die and a number greater than three on the second die? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 36 possible outcomes.
The outcomes where the first die is less than 3, second die greater than 3 are,
1,4
1,5
1,6
2,4
2,5
2,6
That's a total of 6 outcomes.
P=6%2F36=1%2F6