SOLUTION: Connie and Curtis are playing a game by rolling two number cubes with faces numbered 1 through 6. Connie gets a point when the sum of the two numbers face up on the cubes is an odd

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Question 848458: Connie and Curtis are playing a game by rolling two number cubes with faces numbered 1 through 6. Connie gets a point when the sum of the two numbers face up on the cubes is an odd number, and Curtis gets a point when the sum of the two numbers is 8 or less. The table below shows all the possible sums for the two numbers face up on the cubes.
Is Connie or Curtis more likely to get a point on the first roll?
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, stanbon:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
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Hi,
36 outcomes: 18 odds and 18 evens
the likely hood of Connie or Curtis getting a point on the roll is the same: P = 18/36 = 1/2 = .5 0r 50% chance
___1_2_3__4__5__6
1|_2_3_4__5__6__7
2|_3_4_5__6__7__8
3|_4_5_6__7__8__9
4|_5_6_7__8__9_10
5|_6_7_8__9_10_11
6|_7_8_9_10_11_12

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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Connie and Curtis are playing a game by rolling two number cubes with faces numbered 1 through 6. Connie gets a point when the sum of the two numbers face up on the cubes is an odd number, and Curtis gets a point when the sum of the two numbers is 8 or less. The table below shows all the possible sums for the two numbers face up on the cubes.
Is Connie or Curtis more likely to get a point on the first roll?
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For each roll:
P(Connie gets point) = 18/36 = 1/2
P(Curtis gets point) = 26/36
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Note :: On some roll results they both get a point.
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Cheers,
Stan H.