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A pair of dice is thrown twice in succession. The probability of getting prime numbers on both the dice in first throw and composite numbers on both the dice in second throw is
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Given, a pair of dice is thrown twice in succession.
There are three prime numbers 
and two composite numbers 
Hence, probability of getting prime numbers on both the dice in first throw and composite numbers on both the dice in second throw is given as
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