A "Hungry" Undergraduate Student Was Looking for a Way of Making

question 4

Multiple Choice

A "hungry" undergraduate student was looking for a way of making some extra money. The student turned to a life of vice - gambling. To be a good gambler, he needed to know the probability of certain events. Help him out by answering the following question. The probability of rolling "boxcars" (two sixes) with one roll of a pair of fair dice is _________.

• A) 0.167
• B) 0.333
• C) 0.033
• D) 0.028

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