SOLUTION: IF 2 fair dice (6 sides) are rolled, what is the probability of the sum being at least 10?

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Question 534112: IF 2 fair dice (6 sides) are rolled, what is the probability of the sum being at least 10?
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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With 2 dice there are 36 possible outcomes: 6*6 =36.
The following table shows the possible sums of 2 dice.
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Die 1
Die 2
   1   2   3   4   5   6   
1   234567
2   345678
3   456789
4   5678910
5   67891011
6   789101112

The question is what is the probability the sum is at least 10.
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1 of these 36 outcomes = 12
2 of these 36 outcomes = 11
3 of these 36 outcomes = 10
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P(10 or more) = 6/36 = 1/6
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Done