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A 12-sided number cube with the numbers 1 through 12 is rolled.

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Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the probability that the number cube lands on a number less than 5 is

A. 0.33

B. 0.42

C. 0.58

D. 0.67

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B. 0.42..........................................
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If you divide 5 (which is the amount of the numbers five and less on the dice) by the total amount of numbers, 12, then you come up with 0.4166666666666667, which rounded up would be 0.42.
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