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Probability of Compound Events

Question 1 • Math Models A

You are playing a game with your friends, Alex and Jeff. The first player who rolls a total of seven using two number cubes gets to start the game. Explain how to find the probability that you will roll a total of seven on your first try.

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A table can show all the possible sums for two number cubes. Using the table, there are 6 ways to get 7, and 36 possible sums, so the probability is 6/36 1/6.

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