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Two dice whose larger value is exactly four

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Two fair six-sided dice are thrown. What is the probability that the larger of the two numbers shown equals 44?

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7/367/36. The maximum is at most 44 with probability (4/6)2(4/6)^2 and at most 33 with probability (3/6)2(3/6)^2. The difference, 16−936=736\tfrac{16-9}{36}=\tfrac{7}{36}, is the chance the maximum is exactly 44.

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