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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[]{amsthm} %lets us use \begin{proof}
\usepackage[]{amssymb} %gives us the character \varnothing
\usepackage[fleqn]{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\subsection*{2. P18. Exercise 3:}
Assume we have a fair eight-sided die with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5 on its sides.
What is the probability that each of the numbers 1 through 5 will be rolled? 
If we roll two of these dice, what is the range of possible totals of the values showing 
on the two dice? What is the chance that each of the numbers in this range will be rolled?\\
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    Just don't force a linebreak with \\` Use \par\noindent instead. Also your question has nothing to do with bibtex'. `\\` is ok to be used inside tabular and similar environments but not to break text. Offtopic: Please consider about accepting the answer of your previous question
    – koleygr
    Sep 15, 2018 at 23:34
  • After replaced by \par\noindent, this waring is still there. I am thinking Is this because some characters in the text @koleygr Sep 15, 2018 at 23:40
  • Anyway, this is not an error but a warning that the most of the times is nothing to worry about. But in your case comes from this behavior. Means that tex didn't found a perfect way to break the lines
    – koleygr
    Sep 15, 2018 at 23:40

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Please test this code:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[]{amsthm} %lets us use \begin{proof}
\usepackage[]{amssymb} %gives us the character \varnothing
\usepackage[fleqn]{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\title{Test}
\author{None}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\subsection*{2. P18. Exercise 3:}
Assume we have a fair eight-sided die with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5 on its sides.
What is the probability that each of the numbers 1 through 5 will be rolled? 
If we roll two of these dice, what is the range of possible totals of the values showing 
on the two dice? What is the chance that each of the numbers in this range will be rolled?\par

\noindent Test
\end{document}

Then replace \par with \\ and compile again.

There is no warning in the first case in my version, but there is in second case.

\\ is something you have to avoid inside paragraphs of text. It is used inside tabulars or similar environments but not inside lines of text.

For more see here: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/82666/120578

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    It makes no sense to use \\ at the end of a paragraph. The "underfull \hbox" message is because TeX is trying to generate another line of text after the \\ but there is no text to generate. Using \\ inside a paragraph is valid, but it is rarely the best way to do whatever you are trying to do.
    – alephzero
    Sep 16, 2018 at 8:28

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