document.write( "Question 196598: If you were to roll two dice 6,000 times what is the probability of getting a 2-12? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #147350 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If you were to roll two dice 6,000 times what is the \n" ); document.write( "probability of getting a 2-12? \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Draw a 6 by 6 rectangle listing the sums you can get \n" ); document.write( "when you roll 2 dice. \n" ); document.write( "You get: \n" ); document.write( "2,3,4,5,6,7 \n" ); document.write( "3,4,5,6,7,8 \n" ); document.write( "4,5,6,7,8,9 \n" ); document.write( "5,6,7,8,9,10 \n" ); document.write( "6.7.8.9.10.11 \n" ); document.write( "7,8,9,10,11,12 \n" ); document.write( "======================= \n" ); document.write( "Then: \n" ); document.write( "The probability of getting a 2 is 1/36 \n" ); document.write( "The probability of getting a 3 is 2/36 \n" ); document.write( "The probability of getting a 4 is 3/36 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "The probability of getting a 7 is 6/36 \n" ); document.write( "The probability of getting an 8 is 5/36 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "The probability of getting an 11 is 2/36 \n" ); document.write( "The probability of getting a 12 is 1/36 \n" ); document.write( "========================== \n" ); document.write( "So the number of 2's out of 6000 is (1/36)6000 = 166 \n" ); document.write( "The number of 3's out of 6000 is (2/36)6000 = 333 \n" ); document.write( "Number of 4's is (3/36)6000 = 500 \n" ); document.write( "etc. \n" ); document.write( "============================ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |