SOLUTION: A die is rolled twice What is the probabilty of both being a 6

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Question 74469: A die is rolled twice
What is the probabilty of both being a 6

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The results of the two rolls are independent; that means what happens
on the 1st roll has no effect on what happens on the 2nd roll.
So Prob( 6 and then 6) = Prob 6 * Prob 6 = 1/6 *1/6 = 1/36
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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