Multiple choice

A pair of dice is thrown. The probability of getting a total of $10$ is:

  1. $\dfrac 2{26}$
  2. $\dfrac 14$
  3. $\dfrac 1{12}$
  4. $\dfrac 5{36}$
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AI explanation

When two dice are thrown, the total number of possible outcomes is 6 times 6, or 36. To get a sum of 10, the favorable outcomes are (4, 6), (5, 5), and (6, 4), making exactly 3 favorable combinations. Using the classical probability formula, the probability is the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total outcomes, which is 3 divided by 36, simplifying to 1/12.

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