Suppose that two fair dice are rolled. (a) What is the probability that both rolls show even numbers? (b) What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers is 10? (c) What is the probability that the two numbers differ by at least 3?

Suppose that two fair dice are rolled. (a) What is the probability that both rolls show even numbers? (b) What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers is 10? (c) What is the probability that the two numbers differ by at least 3?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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