SOLUTION: two fair number cubes numbered 1 through 6 are tossed, what two sums are least likely to occur? explain your answer

Question 253419: two fair number cubes numbered 1 through 6 are tossed, what two sums are least likely to occur? explain your answer
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, edjones:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2 and 12
2-1,1 each has to be one
3-1,2 2,1 either can be 1 or 2
4 2,2 3,1 1,3
5 1,4 4,1 2,3 3,2
6 1,5 5,1 2,3 3,2 4,1 1,4
7
8
9
10
11 6,5 5,6
12 6,6 both must be 6

Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 36 different possibilities of numbers from 2 to 12.
1 & 1 = 2 occur only one way as does 6 & 6 = 12 Answer
7 can occur 6 ways: 1 6, 6 1, 2 5, 5 2, 3 4 & 4 3.
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Ed
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