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Probability
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1
Can you calculate the probability of getting a sum of six when a dice is thrown twice?
The answer is 0.138.
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1 solution
Possible ways to get sum as 6:
(1,5),(2,4),(3,3),(4,2),(5,1) -- [5 cases]
Total cases=6*6=36.
So, P(sum as 6)= 5/36 ≈ 0.138 :)