Two unbiased six–faced dice are thrown together once

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Problem

Two unbiased six–faced dice are thrown together once. Answer the following questions based on the experiment: (i) How many ordered pairs constitute the complete sample space? State the answer without listing all the pairs. (ii) Find the probability that the sum of the two numbers obtained is exactly 9. (iii) Find the probability that the sum of the two numbers obtained is at least 9.

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