SOLUTION: If you roll two fair dice​ (one black die and one white​ die), in how many ways can you obtain ​a different number on each die?

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Question 1182938: If you roll two fair dice​ (one black die and one white​ die), in how many ways can you obtain ​a different number on each die?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you roll a pair of two dice, then the number of all possible outcomes is   6*6 = 36;

the number of equal / (identical) outcomes is  6:   (1,1),  (2,2), . . . , (5,5),  (6,6);

and the number of different outcomes is the rest - - - the difference   36-6 = 30.             ANSWER