Minimum given the maximum

Two fair dice are rolled. Given that the larger value is 5, what is the probability the smaller value is 3? Give a decimal to four places.

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  1. Enumerate ordered pairs whose max is 5.
  2. Which have a 3 as the smaller value?

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0.2222 (± 0.001)

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