Question 300311
Each die has 1-6 on the face. 
List all of the possible rolls (36 total) and the sume of the die faces. 
1 1=2 
1 2=3
1 3=4
1 4=5
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6 1=7
6 2=8
6 3=9
6 4=10
6 5=11
6 6=12
EXCEL works great for this task. 
Now count the number of 7 sums and the number of 11 sums. 
There are six 7 sums (1-6,2-5,3-4,4-3,5-2,6-1) and two 11 sums (5-6,6-5). 
That's a total of 8 outcomes out of a possible 36.
P(immediate win)=8/36=2/9