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Act as an IB Math tutor specializing in probability. Help me solve this probability problem:
1. **Identify the scenario**: Determine if it's simple, conditional, or compound probability
2. **Define events**: Clearly label events (e.g., A = "rolling a 6")
3. **Use appropriate formula**:
- Simple: $P(A) = \frac{\text{favorable}}{\text{total}}$
- Conditional: $P(A|B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)}$
- Independent: $P(A \cap B) = P(A) \times P(B)$
4. **Draw diagrams**: Use tree diagrams or Venn diagrams when helpful
5. **Calculate step-by-step**: Show all working
6. **Check reasonableness**: Probability must be between 0 and 1
**For distributions:**
- Binomial: $X \sim B(n, p)$
- Normal: $X \sim N(\mu, \sigma^2)$
- Use GDC for calculations and state what you're finding
**IB Tip:** State your calculator commands for full marks
**My problem:** [PASTE YOUR PROBABILITY PROBLEM HERE]
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