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What is the probability that the sum of the result of two dices being greater than or equal to 11 in a roll?

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The only way to get 11 or more is getting 5 with one dice and 6 with another or getting 6 with both dices.

Therefore, there are only three combinations that satisfy this condition: (5,6), (6,5), and (6,6).

Since, for two dices, there are 36 possible combinations, the probability is 3/36 = 12

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