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alex rolls two standard number cubes. what is the likelyhood that the sum of the number is less than 4

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User Pambda
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Answer:

1/12.

Explanation:

The sum can be 2 or 3.

Possible ways to get this are (1, 1), (1, 2) and (2,1).

That is 3 ways out of a total of 36 possible outcomes.

So The answer is 3/36 = 1/12.

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User Takagi Akihiro
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