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Suppose a pair of dice are flipped. Find the probability for each of the following events:

1. The sum of the dots is even.

2. The sum of the dots is at least 5.

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Dice Probability

Suppose a pair of dice is flipped. Find the probability for each of the following events:

1. The sum of the dots is even.

2. The sum of the dots is at ...

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