SOLUTION: What is the probability of rolling a sum of 11 or 7 on a pair of number cubes?

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Question 614745: What is the probability of rolling a sum of 11 or 7 on a pair of number cubes?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20063) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the probability of rolling a sum of 11 or 7 on a pair of number cubes?


⚀⚀   ⚀⚁   ⚀⚂   ⚀⚃   ⚀⚄  ⚀⚅

⚁⚀   ⚁⚁   ⚁⚂   ⚁⚃   ⚁⚄  ⚁⚅

⚂⚀   ⚂⚁   ⚂⚂   ⚂⚃   ⚂⚄  ⚂⚅

⚃⚀   ⚃⚁   ⚃⚂   ⚃⚃   ⚃⚄  ⚃⚅

⚄⚀   ⚄⚁   ⚄⚂   ⚄⚃   ⚄⚄  ⚄⚅

⚅⚀   ⚅⚁   ⚅⚂   ⚅⚃   ⚅⚄  ⚅⚅



The probability of getting one of those 8 rolls colored red above 
out of the 36 possible rolls above is 8 out of 36 or 8%2F36 which 
reduces to 2%2F9.

Edwin