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    Jun 17, 2015, 07:07 PM
    A sum of five given that the sum was lesser than 4
    If 2 dice are rolled find the probability of rolling the following event: a sum of five given that the sum was lesser than 4
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    Jun 17, 2015, 08:56 PM
    What did you get for the answer? We can help, but you must tell us your answer.
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    Jun 18, 2015, 03:37 AM
    'given that the sum was lesser than 4' makes no sense to me.

    How many ways can the dice get 5?
    How many ways can each die land (how many sides are there) and how many for two?
    Start working on it.
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    Jun 18, 2015, 11:46 AM
    This is like asking what's the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads, given that it came up tails.
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