Suppose that a pair of dice are thrown.  Let A = “the first die is a 3”, let B = “the sum of the dice is less than or equal to 6”, let C = "the sum of the dice is 9", and let D = "the second die is a 5.  Find the following: a.) P(A or D)  b.) P(A and B)  c.) P(A or B or D)

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Suppose that a pair of dice are thrown.  Let A = “the first die is a 3”, let B = “the sum of the dice is less than or equal to 6”, let C = "the sum of the dice is 9", and let D = "the second die is a 5.  Find the following:
a.) P(A or D) 
b.) P(A and B) 
c.) P(A or B or D)
d.) P[A or B or C)]
Using the General Addition Rule.

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