Question 476423
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Here are all possible 36 rolls. The red ones have sum 6.

&#9856;&#9856;   &#9856;&#9857;   &#9856;&#9858;   &#9856;&#9859;   <font color="red">&#9856;&#9860;</font>  &#9856;&#9861;

&#9857;&#9856;   &#9857;&#9857;   &#9857;&#9858;   <font color="red">&#9857;&#9859;</font>   &#9857;&#9860;  &#9857;&#9861;

&#9858;&#9856;   &#9858;&#9857;   <font color="red">&#9858;&#9858;</font>   &#9858;&#9859;   &#9858;&#9860;  &#9858;&#9861;

&#9859;&#9856;   <font color="red">&#9859;&#9857;</font>   &#9859;&#9858;   &#9859;&#9859;   &#9859;&#9860;  &#9859;&#9861;

<font color="red">&#9860;&#9856;</font>   &#9860;&#9857;   &#9860;&#9858;   &#9860;&#9859;   &#9860;&#9860;  &#9860;&#9861;

&#9861;&#9856;   &#9861;&#9857;   &#9861;&#9858;   &#9861;&#9859;   &#9861;&#9860;  &#9861;&#9861;


So on the average 5 times out of 36 you will roll one of 
these that have sum 6.

Therefore the probability of rolling a 6 is 5/36

Edwin</pre>