document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176735>Question 176735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone double check my work please.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two dice are rolled.  Find the odds that the score on the dice is either 6 or 12?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 = (1,5)(2,4)(3,3)(3,3)(4,2)(5,1) = 6/36 = 1/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 = (6,6)(6,6) = 2/36 = 1/18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did I do this right? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 5 ways to make a 6:  (1, 5), (2, 4), (3, 3), (4, 2), and (5, 1).  There is 1 way to make a 12: (6, 6).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are a total of 36 different results:  6 ways one die can come up times 6 ways the other die can come up.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you want the probability of rolling a 6 OR a 12, then you have a total of 6 different successes (5 ways to make 6 plus 1 way to make 12) out of 36 possible outcomes, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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