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A pair of dice is thrown. Find the probability of getting a sum of 10 or more, if 5 appears on the first dice.

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When two dice are thrown simultaneously;

Total number of possible outcomes = 6 × 6 = 36.

For obtaining a sum of 10 or more, if 5 appears on the first dice, the favourable outcomes are :

(5, 5) and (5, 6).

∴ No. of favourable outcomes = 2.

P(getting a sum of 10 or more) = No. of favourable outcomesNo. of possible outcomes=236=118\dfrac{\text{No. of favourable outcomes}}{\text{No. of possible outcomes}} = \dfrac{2}{36} = \dfrac{1}{18}.

Hence, the probability of getting a sum of 10 or more, if 5 appears on the first dice = 118\dfrac{1}{18}.

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