SOLUTION: WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF GETTING AT LEAST A SUM OF 9 WHEN TWO DICE THROWN?

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Question 1084375: WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF GETTING AT LEAST A SUM OF 9 WHEN TWO DICE THROWN?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The possibilities for a sum of 9 or greater is:
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1st die - - - 2nd die
( 3 ) - - - ( 6 )
( 4 ) - - - ( 5, 6 )
( 5 ) - - - ( 4, 5, 6 )
( 6 ) - - - ( 3, 4, 5, 6 )
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That adds up to +10+ ways
to get a total of 9 or greater
There are +6%2A6+=+36+ sums
total with 2 dice, so the probability
of getting a sum of at least 9 is
+10%2F36+=+5%2F18+
Definitely get a 2nd opinion on this!