SOLUTION: Two regular six-sided dice are tossed. Compute the probability of rolling a 12 or doubles.

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Question 977069: Two regular six-sided dice are tossed. Compute the probability of rolling a 12 or doubles.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Doubles - 6 possible outcomes : 1,1 2,2 3,3 4,4 5,5 6,6
12 - 1 possible outcome : 6,6
Doubles and 12 - 1 possible outcome : 6,6
With two dice, there are 36 possible outcomes.
So,
P=%286%2B1-1%29%2F36
P=6%2F36
P=1%2F6