SOLUTION: help me how to find the probability of getting sum less than 5 if two dice are thrown separately regds mithilesh

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Question 456709: help me how to find the probability of getting sum less than 5 if two dice are thrown separately
regds
mithilesh

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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help me how to find the probability of getting sum less than 5 if two dice are thrown separately
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Sums less than 5:
2: from 1/1
3: from 1/2,2/1
4: from 1/3,2/2,3/1
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Total number = 6
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Total possible sums = 36
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P(sum less than 5) = 6/36 = 1/6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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