SOLUTION: Dice have been used for gaming since ancient times. Many tables games today use standard six-sided dice numbered 1-6 with the roll amount determined by the sum of the two dice.

Question 657940: Dice have been used for gaming since ancient times. Many tables games today use standard six-sided dice numbered 1-6 with the roll amount determined by the sum of the two dice.
a) construct a product table showing all possible outcomes when 2-sided dice are rolled.
b) How many different ways can you roll a 6 with two-sided dice.
c)Give the probability of rolling a 6 with 2 sided dice.
d) Using odds notation,give the odds in favor of rolling a 6 with 2 six-sided dice.
e) using odds notation, give odds against of rolling a 6 with 2 six-sided dice.
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Dice have been used for gaming since ancient times. Many tables games today use standard six-sided dice numbered 1-6 with the roll amount determined by the sum of the two dice.
a) construct a product table showing all possible outcomes when 2-sided dice are rolled.
Draw a 6 by 6 table ; enter the 36 possible 2-dice combinations.
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b) How many different ways can you roll a 6 with two-sided dice.
Ans: 1/5;2/4;3/3;4/2;5/1
5 ways
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c)Give the probability of rolling a 6 with 2 sided dice.
Ans: 5/36
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d) Using odds notation,give the odds in favor of rolling a 6 with 2 six-sided dice.
Ans: 5:31
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e) using odds notation, give odds against of rolling a 6 with 2 six-sided dice.
Ans: 31:5
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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