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Two 6-sided dice are rolled at the same time. How many outcomes correspond to the event that the sum of the numbers is 5? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

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A - the sum of the numbers is 5


A=\{(1,4),(4,1),(2,3),(3,2)\}\\|A|=4\Rightarrow \text{C}

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C. 4
The 4 outcomes where the sum is five are:
1 and 4
2 and 3
3 and 2
4 and 1
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