Question

Alma and Blanca are playing a game where they roll a pair of fair six-sided dice and try to predict the outcomes. Blanca thinks that the probability of rolling a one and a five is greater than the probability of rolling a one or a five. Alma disagrees. She thinks that the probability of rolling a one or a five is greater.Who is correct, Alma or Blanca?

Answer 1

-Blanca is correct.

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Answer 2

Alma is correct because the probability of getting a five or a one is 1/9 compared to Blanca's which is 1/36

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