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Two fair dice are tossed together once. Find the probability of getting a total sum of 4

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112\frac{1}{12}

Explanation & Step-by-Step Solving

Context: Total sample space when tossing two dice =6×6=36= 6 \times 6 = 36. The combinations that sum up to 4 are: (1,3),(2,2),(3,1)(1,3), (2,2), (3,1) (3 outcomes).Probability=336=112\text{Probability} = \frac{3}{36} = \frac{1}{12}

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