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A die is thrown twice. What is the probability that
5 will come up at least once?

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Solution

Outcomes =(1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(1,4),(1,5),(1,6),(2,1),(2,2),(2,3),(2,4),(2,5),(2,6),
(3,1),(3,2),(3,3),(3,4),(3,5),(3,6),(4,1),(4,2),(4,3),(4,4),(4,5),(4,6),
(5,1),(5,2),(5,3),(5,4),(5,5),(5,6),(6,1),(6,2),(6,3),(6,4),(6,5),(6,6)
P(5 will come up at least once)=1136
Explanation :- 5 will come up at least once means either of the dice gets a number 5 on them. So possible outcomes are
=(1,5),(2,5),(3,5),(4,5),(6,5),(5,1),(5,2),(5,3),(5,4),(5,5),(5,6),

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