Multiple choice

If two fair dice are tossed, find the probability that two consecutive integers turn up.

  1. $0.14$
  2. $0.17$
  3. $0.28$
  4. $0.33$
  5. $0.50$
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Total outcomes = 36. Consecutive pairs: (1,2), (2,1), (2,3), (3,2), (3,4), (4,3), (4,5), (5,4), (5,6), (6,5). There are 10 such outcomes. Probability = 10/36 = 5/18 = 0.2777... which rounds to 0.28.

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