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The outcome of rolling a pair of dice consists of two numbers.

The two tables below list all of the possible outcomes:
What is the probability that the two dice show the same number?
A.0.17
B.0.19
C.0.33
D.0.14

The outcome of rolling a pair of dice consists of two numbers. The two tables below-example-1
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There are 36 outcomes with 6 of them being the same number. So the fraction is 6/36 which is 1/6 simplified. 1/6 as a fraction is 0.1666666....which rounds to 0.17.
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