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You toss two dice and calculate the sum of the digits on the top faces. What is the probability that the sum is prime? I dont understand

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When two dice are thrown, the total number of sample spaces is 36. Hence, the probability of getting a sum of prime numbers = 15/36 = 5/12.

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