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Find the probability of rolling a sum less than 5 or a sum greater than 7 when a pair of dice is rolled.

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jcherry99

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Solution

There are 36 possible ways to combine two dice. The ones you are interested in, are in the table below

Numbers less that 5 are   with their probabilities

Number    Probability    How done.

2                   1/36           1 + 1

3                   2/36          2 + 1      1 + 2

4                   3/36           2 + 2     1 +3    3 + 1

Total             6/36           1/6

Greater than 7

Number        Probability  How done

8                    5/36           6+2    2+6   5 +3    3+5     4 + 4

9                    4/36            6+3     3 + 6     5+4    4+ 5  

10                   3/36            6+4    4 +6      5 + 5

11                    2/36             5+6      6 + 5

12                   1 /36             6 + 6

Total              15/36            

Answer

15/36 + 1/6 = 15/36 + 6/36 = 21/36

Final Answer: 7/12

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