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you roll 2 dice. what is the probability that at least one of them is a 6.
12 years ago

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Graham
Let A denote the event that one specific die is a 6.

Let B denote the event that the other die is a 6.

P(A) = 1/6
P(B) = 1/6

Note that the events are independent.
.: P(A˄B)=P(A)P(B)

So we need to find: P(A˅B)

Use the exclusion principle:
P(A˅B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A˄B)
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