If you roll two fair six-sided dice, what is the probability that both dice show an odd number?
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ANSWER
to the nearest hundredth.
EXPLANATION
We have the equation,
Which can be rewritten as
The question demands the use of the quadratic formula.
Comparing this to the general quadratic equation;
The quadratic formula is given by;
We now substitute all the values in to the formula;
We simplify to obtain;
We now split the plus or minus sign to obtain;
This implies that;
Or
This will evaluate to;
Hence, the positive solution rounded to the nearest hundredth is