SOLUTION: A pair of dice is rolled, and the number that appears uppermost on each die is observed. Refer to this experiment and find the probability of the given event. The sum of the number

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Question 524138: A pair of dice is rolled, and the number that appears uppermost on each die is observed. Refer to this experiment and find the probability of the given event. The sum of the numbers is an odd number.
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With two dice, the sums can be: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
There are 11 possible outcomes.
5 of these are odd.
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P(odd) = 5/11
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