SOLUTION: Two fair 6 sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers on the dice is greater than 10?

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Question 1059107: Two fair 6 sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers on the dice is greater than 10?
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There are 36 possible outcomes from the roll of two six-sided dice.

There are three outcomes that have a sum which is greater than 10:

(5, 6), (6, 5), and (6, 6)

The probability that the sum of the two numbers is greater than 10
is then:

(Number of outcomes > 10 / Total number of possible outcomes) = 3/36 = 1/12