SOLUTION: you have 2 dice(number cubes) that you roll simultaneosly. what is the probability that you get a number larger than four on one die and a six on the other?

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Question 209977: you have 2 dice(number cubes) that you roll simultaneosly. what is the probability that you get a number larger than four on one die and a six on the other?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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you have 2 dice(number cubes) that you roll simultaneosly. what is the probability that you get a number larger than four on one die and a six on the other?
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The sample space for throwing two dice has 36 entries.
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The entries that satisfy the condition you have stated are:
(5,6),(6,6), and (6,5)
So the probability of getting that result is 3/36 = 1/12
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Stan H.
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