When you roll two number cubes, what are the odds, in simplest form, in favor of getting two numbers less than 4?
A. 1:3
B. 3:1
C. 1:4
D. 4:1
Is it A or C? I cant remember.
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The correct answer is C.
what do you mean, you can't remember? Just work it out.
3 of the six numbers less than 4, so the chance of getting two of them is 3/6 * 3/6 = 1/4
But that makes the odds 1:3
odds are not the same as probability.
3 of the six numbers less than 4, so the chance of getting two of them is 3/6 * 3/6 = 1/4
But that makes the odds 1:3
odds are not the same as probability.
I cant remember if i need to subtract the amount of the first thing from the second one or not, sorry for confusion. i just forgot a step so i was confused
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