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OpenStudy (anonymous):

You roll 2 dice. What is the probability that you roll a total of 3 or 5 on the 2nd dice?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It doesn't matter what you rolled on the first one, evidently. So it's just the chances of getting a 3 or a 5. There are 6 possible outcomes so that is 2/6.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It has 6 sides. 2 of the 6 sides are either 3 or 5. Probability = Number of ways an event can occur / total number of possible outcomes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Would it be 2/12 since they're 2 dice?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No. It doesn't matter what you rolled on the first die (and it doesn't work like that anyway); the question is asking only about the second die so what you rolled on the first doesn't matter.

OpenStudy (ybarrap):

Does getting a 3 on the second roll in any way depend on what happened on the 1st?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok I get it know thanks guys! :)

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