SOLUTION: What is the probability of getting a 2 or 12 when tossing two ordinary 6 sided dice? Is it 1 out of 36 or 2 out of 36?

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Question 363022: What is the probability of getting a 2 or 12 when tossing two ordinary 6 sided dice?
Is it 1 out of 36 or 2 out of 36?

Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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2 out of 36: the two events are mutually exclusive (as opposed to independent)