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# A pair of dice is tossed twice. What is the probability that

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A pair of dice is tossed twice. What is the probability that [#permalink]  08 Dec 2017, 20:32
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A pair of dice is tossed twice. What is the probability that the ?rst toss gives a total of either 7 or 11 and the second toss gives a total of 7 ?

A. $$\frac{1}{27}$$
B. $$\frac{1}{18}$$
C. $$\frac{1}{9}$$
D. $$\frac{1}{6}$$
E. $$\frac{7}{18}$$

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Kudos [?]: 1606 [0], given: 375

Re: A pair of dice is tossed twice. What is the probability that [#permalink]  29 Dec 2017, 14:03
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A There are a total of 62 = 36 possibilities for each toss. There are a total of 8 ways we can get a total of 7 or 11 on the first toss: 6 ways to get a total of 7—(1, 6), (2, 5), (3, 4), (4, 3), (5, 2), or (6, 1)—plus 2 ways to get a total of 11—(5, 6) or (6, 5).

Therefore, the probability of getting a total of either 7 or 11 on the first toss is $$\frac{8}{36}=\frac{2}{9}$$.

The probability of getting a total of 7 on the second toss is $$\frac{6}{36}=\frac{1}{6}$$ so the probability that both of these independent events occur is the product $$\frac{2}{9}\times \frac{1}{6}=\frac{1}{27}$$, choice A.
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