SOLUTION: Find the probability that when you roll two dice, the sum of the outcomes is greater than 6 or you get a 5 on one of the dice? Thank you

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Question 570845: Find the probability that when you roll two dice, the sum of the outcomes is greater than 6 or you get a 5 on one of the dice?

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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here's the sample space:



⚀⚀   ⚀⚁   ⚀⚂   ⚀⚃   ⚀⚄  ⚀⚅

⚁⚀   ⚁⚁   ⚁⚂   ⚁⚃   ⚁⚄  ⚁⚅

⚂⚀   ⚂⚁   ⚂⚂   ⚂⚃   ⚂⚄  ⚂⚅

⚃⚀   ⚃⚁   ⚃⚂   ⚃⚃   ⚃⚄  ⚃⚅

⚄⚀   ⚄⚁   ⚄⚂   ⚄⚃   ⚄⚄  ⚄⚅

⚅⚀   ⚅⚁   ⚅⚂   ⚅⚃   ⚅⚄  ⚅⚅


Count the red ones.  There are 23.  That's 23 out of 36, so the 
probability you want is 23%2F36

Edwin