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Larry rolls a fair 8-sided die with faces labelled 1 through 8, and Yolanda rolls a fair 12-sided die with faces labelled 1 through 12. Suppose the probability that Larry rolls a smaller number than Yolanda is p/q, where p and q are relatively prime positive  numbers. Find p + q. 

 Jul 17, 2022
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draw an 8 by 12 grid whihc represents all the possibly outcomes, (96 in total)

tick of all the favourable boxes and count them.  how many are there  

 

etc

 Jul 17, 2022
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isnt that a harder but accurate way?

brainiac  Jul 17, 2022
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Harder than what?

Yes it is accurate and a little slow but it is not hard.

Melody  Jul 17, 2022

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