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A die is rolled twice. What is the probability of rolling a 5 or getting an even number?

2/3
1/12
3/1

User Gisele
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Answer:

4/6 or 2/3

Explanation:

probability is successful out of total. The total is 1,2,3,4,5,6, or 6 ways, and the successful is 2,4,5,6, or 4 ways

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Since there are six outcomes, there is a chance of getting any of them. The probability of rolling a 5 on the first roll is 1/6. (There are 6 numbers and we're trying to get 1). The probability of rolling an even number is 1/2.
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