SOLUTION: suppose you roll two dice. Find the probability of rolling a sum of 6

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Question 57280: suppose you roll two dice. Find the probability of rolling a sum of 6
Answer by Scriptor(36) About Me  (Show Source):
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There's a total of 6*6 = 36 combinations with 2 dices.
to get 6 you have to trow one of these:
1 + 5
2 + 4
3 + 3
4 + 2
5 + 1
______ +
5 possible combinations (out of 32 possibilities)
Answer: 5/32