SOLUTION: two fair or unbiased, dice are tossed. what is the probability that the sum of the two dice is 7 ?

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Question 1011685: two fair or unbiased, dice are tossed. what is the probability that the sum of the two dice is 7 ?
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 6*6 possible outcomes total: 36.
6 rolls result in a 7: See the link: http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/database/QQ.09.97/thompson1.html
Probability is desired/total = 6/36 = 1/6