SOLUTION: Two dice are rolled. Find the probability of getting a sum of 6.

Question 476423: Two dice are rolled. Find the probability of getting a sum of 6.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




Here are all possible 36 rolls. The red ones have sum 6.

⚀⚀   ⚀⚁   ⚀⚂   ⚀⚃   ⚀⚄  ⚀⚅

⚁⚀   ⚁⚁   ⚁⚂   ⚁⚃   ⚁⚄  ⚁⚅

⚂⚀   ⚂⚁   ⚂⚂   ⚂⚃   ⚂⚄  ⚂⚅

⚃⚀   ⚃⚁   ⚃⚂   ⚃⚃   ⚃⚄  ⚃⚅

⚄⚀   ⚄⚁   ⚄⚂   ⚄⚃   ⚄⚄  ⚄⚅

⚅⚀   ⚅⚁   ⚅⚂   ⚅⚃   ⚅⚄  ⚅⚅


So on the average 5 times out of 36 you will roll one of 
these that have sum 6.

Therefore the probability of rolling a 6 is 5/36

Edwin

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