SOLUTION: an experiment consist of tossing two ordinary dice and adding the two numbers. determine the probability of obtaining a sum less than or equal to 4.

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Question 386363: an experiment consist of tossing two ordinary dice and adding the two numbers. determine the probability of obtaining a sum less than or equal to 4.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 6%5E2=36 possible outcomes.
List the outcomes that sum to 4 or less.
(1,1)
(1,2)
(1,3)
(2,1
(2,2)
(3,1)
Only 6 of them sum to 4 or less.
P=6%2F36=1%2F6