SOLUTION: Assume that you are rolling two fair dice. What is the probability that the total showing is greater than 10? Leave as a reduced fraction.

Question 1149273: Assume that you are rolling two fair dice. What is the probability that the total showing is greater than 10? Leave as a reduced fraction.
Answer by ikleyn(52814) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Of the 36 possible outcomes, only 3 are favorable 


    11 = 5+6 = 6+5  and  12 = 6+6.


Therefore, the probability under the question is   = .

Solved.

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