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Two unbiased dice are thrown. Find the probability that the total of the numbers on the dice is greater than 10.

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A pair of dice is thrown
Let us first write the all possible events that can occur
Hence total number of events is `6^2 = 36`
Favorable events i.e. getting the total of numbers on the dice greater than `10` is `(5, 6)`, `(6, 5)` and `(6, 6)`
So, total number of favorable events i.e. getting the total of numbers on the dice greater than `10` is `3` ...
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