document.write( "Question 476423: Two dice are rolled. Find the probability of getting a sum of 6. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #326653 by Edwin McCravy(20060)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Here are all possible 36 rolls. The red ones have sum 6.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "⚀⚀ ⚀⚁ ⚀⚂ ⚀⚃ ⚀⚄ ⚀⚅\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "⚁⚀ ⚁⚁ ⚁⚂ ⚁⚃ ⚁⚄ ⚁⚅\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "⚂⚀ ⚂⚁ ⚂⚂ ⚂⚃ ⚂⚄ ⚂⚅\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "⚃⚀ ⚃⚁ ⚃⚂ ⚃⚃ ⚃⚄ ⚃⚅\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "⚄⚀ ⚄⚁ ⚄⚂ ⚄⚃ ⚄⚄ ⚄⚅\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "⚅⚀ ⚅⚁ ⚅⚂ ⚅⚃ ⚅⚄ ⚅⚅\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So on the average 5 times out of 36 you will roll one of \r\n" ); document.write( "these that have sum 6.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Therefore the probability of rolling a 6 is 5/36\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |