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What is the probability of rolling a sum of nine on the first throw and a sum of six on the second throw of two fair dice?

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5324\frac{5}{324}

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  1. Determine the total number of possible outcomes when two fair dice are thrown.

    When two fair dice are thrown, each die has 6 possible outcomes. The total number of possible outcomes is 6×6=366 \times 6 = 36.

  2. Calculate the probability of obtaining a sum of nine in the first throw.

    The combinations that result in a sum of nine are:
    (3,6)(3, 6), (4,5)(4, 5), (5,4)(5, 4), (6,3)(6, 3)
    There are 4 favorable outcomes for a sum of nine.
    The probability of getting a sum of nine, P(sum=9)P(\text{sum=9}), is:

    P(sum=9)=Number of favorable outcomesTotal number of outcomes=436=19P(\text{sum=9}) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}} = \frac{4}{36} = \frac{1}{9}
  3. Calculate the probability of obtaining a sum of six in the second throw.

    The combinations that result in a sum of six are:
    (1,5)(1, 5), (2,4)(2, 4), (3,3)(3, 3), (4,2)(4, 2), (5,1)(5, 1)
    There are 5 favorable outcomes for a sum of six.
    The probability of getting a sum of six, P(sum=6)P(\text{sum=6}), is:

    P(sum=6)=Number of favorable outcomesTotal number of outcomes=536P(\text{sum=6}) = \frac{\text{Number of favorable outcomes}}{\text{Total number of outcomes}} = \frac{5}{36}
  4. Calculate the probability of both independent events occurring.

    Since the two throws are independent events, the probability of both events happening is the product of their individual probabilities:

    P(sum=9 in 1st throw AND sum=6 in 2nd throw)=P(sum=9)×P(sum=6)P(\text{sum=9 in 1st throw AND sum=6 in 2nd throw}) = P(\text{sum=9}) \times P(\text{sum=6}) P=19×536P = \frac{1}{9} \times \frac{5}{36} P=1×59×36P = \frac{1 \times 5}{9 \times 36} P=5324P = \frac{5}{324}

    The probability of obtaining a sum of nine in the first throw and a sum of six in the second throw is 5324\boxed{\frac{5}{324}}.

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