A fair die is tossed twice. Find the probability that a 3 is rolled at least once in the two tosses.

Dbmrq asked Jul 3, 2023

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Answer:

Explanation:

Here are the "winning" rolls

1/6 * 5/6 = 5/36

5/6 * 1/6 = 5/36

1/6 * 1/6 = 1/36

There are three tosses out of 36 that are successful.

11/36 = 0.306

Grant Foster answered Jul 9, 2023

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