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A pair of dice will be rolled once.It is known that the sum of the spots on two dice is less than 6. What is the probability that the two dice have the same number of spot(s)?

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The probability that the two dice have the same number of spot(s) is 1/6 or 16.7%. This is because there are six possible outcomes when rolling a pair of dice: both dice having 1 spot, both dice having 2 spots, both dice having 3 spots, both dice having 4 spots, both dice having 5 spots, and both dice having 6 spots. Since the sum is less than 6, this eliminates the possibility of both dice having 6 spots. That leaves 5 possible outcomes, and each outcome has an equal probability of occurring. Therefore, the probability of both dice having the same number of spots is 1/6 or 16.7%.

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