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Two dice are thrown. Find the odds in favour of getting the sum i.                4  ii. 5  iii. what are the odds against getting the sum 6?

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Total number of exhaustive cases`=6xx6=36`
A sum of 4 can be obtained as `(1,3) (2,2) (3,1)
` Therefore, there are 3 favorable outcomes and `(36−3)=33
`unfavorable outcomes.
Odds in favour of sum of 4 `=3/(33​)=1/(1​1)`
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