document.write( "Question 612079: How do I find the probability of rolling a total of six with a pair of fair dice?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #385274 by vleith(2983) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! make a list of all the combinations 2 dice can yield. There are 36 possibilities \n" ); document.write( "then see how many of them total to 6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the odds are however many total to 6 divided by 36 \n" ); document.write( "1+1 = 2 \n" ); document.write( "1+2 = 3 \n" ); document.write( "1+3 = 4 \n" ); document.write( "1+4 = 5 \n" ); document.write( "1+5 = 6 <-= hey we got one \n" ); document.write( "1+6 = 7 \n" ); document.write( "2+1 = 3 \n" ); document.write( "2+2 = 4 and so on \n" ); document.write( ".... \n" ); document.write( "6+3 = 9 \n" ); document.write( "6+4 = 10 \n" ); document.write( "6+5 = 11 \n" ); document.write( "6+6 = 12 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |