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| − | ==Problem 14==
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| − | A pair of standard 6-sided fair dice is rolled once. The sum of the numbers rolled determines the diameter of a circle. What is the probability that the numerical value of the area of the circle is less than the numerical value of the circle's circumference?
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| − | <math>\text{(A)}\,\frac{1}{36} \qquad\text{(B)}\,\frac{1}{12} \qquad\text{(C)}\,\frac{1}{6} \qquad\text{(D)}\,\frac{1}{4} \qquad\text{(E)}\,\frac{5}{18}</math>
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| − | == Solution ==
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| − | We want the area, <math>\pi r^2</math>, to be less than the circumference, <math>2 \pi r</math>:
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| − | <cmath>\begin{align*}
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| − | \pi r^2 &< 2 \pi r \\
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| − | r &< 2
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| − | \end{align*}</cmath>
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| − | If <math>r<2</math> then the dice must show <math>(1,1),(1,2),(2,1)</math> which are <math>3</math> choices out of a total possible of <math>6 \times 6 =36</math>, so the probability is <math>3/36=1/12</math>
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