SOLUTION: If two dies are tossed together,what is the probability of having (a)equal outcomes (b)sum of five as the outcome

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Question 747643: If two dies are tossed together,what is the probability of having (a)equal outcomes (b)sum of five as the outcome
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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A - rolling a double is 1/6 chance. Think of it this way. What ever the first number is, the chance the second die matches is then 1 in 6.
B - how many way to roll a 5? (1,4),(2,3),(3,2),(4,1). 4 ways. And there are 36 ways to roll the dice so the odds are 1 in 9.