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You roll two fair 66-sided dice. What is the probability that the larger of the two values is exactly 44?

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  1. P(max=4)=P(both4)P(both3)\mathbb{P}(\max=4)=\mathbb{P}(\text{both}\le4)-\mathbb{P}(\text{both}\le3).
  2. That's (4/6)2(3/6)2(4/6)^2-(3/6)^2.

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0.1944 (± 0.001)

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