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) a pair of fair dice is rolled. what is the probability that the sum of the top faces is a number 10 or greater?

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possible number combinations are 1,1 2,1 3,1 4,1 5,1 6,1 1,2 2,2 3,2 4,2 5,2 6,2 1,3 2,3 3,3 4,3 5,3 6,3 1,4 2,4 3,4 4,4 5,4 6,4 1,5 2,5 3,5 4,5 5,5 6,5 1,6 2,6 3,6 4,6 5,6 and 6,6. of those 36 number combinations the ones that add up to more than 10 include: 4,6 5,5 5,6 6,4 6,5 6,6. thats 6 number combinations. 6/36 of the possible sums of the top faces equal out to 10 or more. 6/36=1/6=0.166666666666666666666666(repeating) and to put that in a percentage, 16.7%
the probability is 16.7%
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