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A pair of dice is rolled, and the number that appears uppermost on each dice is observed. Refer to this experiment and find the probability of the given event. The sum is an odd.

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Answer:

1/2

Explanation:

There are 36 possible outcomes when two dice are rolled.

11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46

51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56

61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66

The rolls with odd sums are shown above in bold, underline face.

There are 18 odd sum outcomes.

p(odd sum) = 18/36 = 1/2

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