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Article #37Re: Need Help w/ Probability
From: hku
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 00:00
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in fact it's a simple and straight question there is only 36 combinations if u throw two dice. the answer is (no of combination that the difference is 4) / 36 Dan Block ���g��峹 <368db9a6.0@news01.bendcable.com>... >Ok, i am in pre-calculus, and the teacher assigned the class a question that >has to do w/ probabiltity. don't ask why. Anyway, i totally forgot >everything i learned about in Algebra 2 about the subject so i decided to >try and get some help on-line, this is the question; > >A game involves two cubes with sides numbered from 1 through 6. After >throwing the two cudes, the smaller number is subtracted from the larger >number to find the score. If the numbers are the same the score is 0. What >is the probablility of throwing two cubes and getting a score of 4? > >please help. > >Thanks..... >--Dan Block >dblock@bendcable.com > >
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