A "hungry" undergraduate student was looking for a way of making some extra money. The student turned to a life of vice - gambling. To be a good gambler, he needed to know the probability of certain events. Help him out by answering the following question. The probability of rolling "boxcars" (two sixes) with one roll of a pair of fair dice is _________.
A) 0.167
B) 0.333
C) 0.033
D) 0.028

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The probability of rolling a six on one die is 1/6, and since we roll two dice, we multiply the two probabilities together:

P(rolling boxcars) = P(rolling a six on one die) x P(rolling a six on the other die)

P(rolling boxcars) = 1/6 x 1/6 = 1/36

Therefore, the probability of rolling boxcars with one roll of a pair of fair dice is 0.028, which is option D.

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