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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?

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2/12 that is the answer i got
User Jammycakes
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Answer: 4.

Explanation:

Given : Two 6-sided dice are rolled at the same time.

The total outcomes on each die :-

{1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

The outcomes in the the event that the sum of the numbers is 5 are :_

(1,4), (4,1) (2,3), (3,2)

Therefore, the number of outcomes in the the event that the sum of the numbers is 5 are 4.

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