SOLUTION: A pair of dice is rolled. What is the probability of each of the following? (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
(a) the sum of the numbers shown uppermost is less than
Algebra.Com
Question 522235: A pair of dice is rolled. What is the probability of each of the following? (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
(a) the sum of the numbers shown uppermost is less than 7
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A pair of dice is rolled. What is the probability of each of the following? (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
(a) the sum of the numbers shown uppermost is less than 7
---
Count the ways to succeed:
sum of 2: 1 way
sum of 3: 2 ways
sum of 4: 3 ways
sum of 5: 4 ways
sum of 6: 5 ways
---# of ways to succeed: 15
---
P(sum less than 7) = 15/36
========================================
Cheers,
Stan H.
===============
RELATED QUESTIONS
A pair of dice are tossed. What is the probability that doubles are rolled, given that... (answered by stanbon)
A pair of dice are tossed. What is the probability that doubles are rolled, given that... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
A pair of dice are tossed. What is the probability that doubles are rolled, given that... (answered by Boreal)
A standard pair of six-sided dice is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a sum... (answered by ewatrrr)
Six different colored dice are rolled. Of interest is the number of dice that show a "1."
(answered by ikleyn,math_tutor2020)
A fair die is rolled times. What is the probability that a is obtained on at least one... (answered by Boreal,Alan3354)
A fair die is rolled 6 times. What is the probability of having no 1 and no 2 among the... (answered by stanbon)
A fair die is rolled 6 times. What is the probability of having no 1 and no 2 among the... (answered by Edwin McCravy,vksarvepalli)
A fair die is rolled 6 times. What is the probability of having no 1 and no 5
among the (answered by Boreal)