document.write( "Question 1141449: Two fair six-sided dice are rolled.\r
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document.write( "What is the probability that the sum of the numbers rolled is either 6 or 12? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #761986 by rothauserc(4718)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 6^2 = 36 possible events \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (1,5), (1,6) \n" ); document.write( "(2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (2,6) \n" ); document.write( "(3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,4), (3,5), (3,6) \n" ); document.write( "(4,1), (4,2), (4,3), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6) \n" ); document.write( "(5,1), (5,2), (5,3), (5,4), (5,5), (5,6) \n" ); document.write( "(6,1), (6,2), (6,3), (6,4), (6,5), (6,6) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The event/s with a sum of 6 are (1,5), (2,4), (3,3), (4,2), (5,1) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "The event/s with a sum of 12 is (6,6) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Probability(sum is 6 or 12) = 5/36 + 1/36 = 6/36 = 1/6 \n" ); document.write( ":\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " |