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Question 486922: Dice is a popular game in gambling casinos. Two dice are tossed, and various amounts are paid according to the outcome. In a certain game, if a twelve or five occurs on the first roll, the player wins. What is the probability of winning on the first roll? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There is just 1 way to get a 12
It is 6 and 6
There are 4 ways to get 5
they are:
4 and 1
1 and 4
2 and 3
3 and 2
So, with 2 die, there are 5 outcomes that
you want on the first throw.
The total of possible outcomes is
The probability of winning on the 1st roll
is
