Example 5

An experiment consists of rolling a pair of dice. How many ways can you roll the dice so that the product of the two numbers rolled is less than their sum?
  1. Begin by showing the sample space.
  2. Identify all the outcomes in the event “the product is less than the sum.”
  3. Count the outcomes that meet the event criteria.
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