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Arwen rolls a number cube (with sides labeled 1 through 6) twice. What is the

probability that the first or second result is the number 5?

The answer is 11/36.
Just how??

Arwen rolls a number cube (with sides labeled 1 through 6) twice. What is the probability-example-1
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Answer: 1/36
1-6 to choose from
Only one 5
Rolling a 5 twice would mean
1/6 x 1/6 = 1/36
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