SOLUTION: Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the dice is bigger than 5 or that at least one of the dice shows an odd number?

Question 393076: Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the dice is bigger than 5 or that at least one of the dice shows an odd number?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



There are 36 possible rolls.

Any roll in which one of them is a 4 or more will have
a sum greater than 5.

Any roll in which one of them is a 1 or 3 will show an 
odd number.

Therefore there is only one possible roll that doesn't 
meet either condition.

That one possible roll is when both are 2's.   So 35 
out of the 36 meet one of the two conditions. So the 
desired probability is 

Edwin

RELATED QUESTIONS
Two six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that one of the dice shows a 5 or... (answered by greenestamps)
Two dice are rolled. What is the probability of getting a sum of at least 5? (answered by Edwin McCravy)
Two dice are rolled. What is the probability of getting a sum of at least... (answered by math_tutor2020,ikleyn)
Two fair sided dice (numbered 1-6) are rolled at the same time. What is the probability... (answered by Fombitz,richard1234)
Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the top numbers on the dice... (answered by Boreal)
A pair of 6 sided dice are tossed. What is the probability that at least one of the dice... (answered by math_tutor2020,ikleyn)
Four fair dice are are rolled at the same time. What is the probability that at least... (answered by Fombitz)
if two fair dice are rolled find the probability that the sum of the dice is 5 given that (answered by htmentor)
Two dice are rolled. The probability that their sum is at least 4 equals... (answered by timvanswearingen)