Question 1165437: Suppose you toss two die. What is the probability that the total number of dots appearing is 6?
Found 3 solutions by htmentor, Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by htmentor(1343)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are a total of 36 possible combinations.
Of these, the following combinations total to 6: 1,5 2,4 3,3 4,2 5,1 (5 combinations)
Thus, the probability is 5/36
Answer by Alan3354(69443)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose you toss two die. What is the probability that the total number of dots appearing is 6?
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The possible totals are 2 thru 12 = 11
A 6 can be 1 & 5, 2 & 4, or 3 & 3, 4 & 2, 5 & 1
---> 5/11
Answer by ikleyn(52858)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
The response by Alan is a joke.
His other popular joke is that the probability of any event is  : the event EITHER happens OR not.
For the correct answer, see the post by @htmentor.
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