Saturday, June 16, 2012
Problems with probability
M01-18
Two dice are thrown. what is the probability that the product of the two numbers is a multiple of five?
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Hints
A PRODUCT is the result of multiplying two factors. If the dice show a 5 and a 1, the product is 5, which is a multiple of 5.
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What are the multiples of five?
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
There are 36 possible outcomes when you throw two dice. Each die has six faces. You can make a table to see the 36 putcomes.
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