Question

Two dice are thrown, one red and one green. The probability that the number on the red exceeds the number showing on the green by exactly two is?
A) 1/18 B) 1/4 C) 1/9 D) 1/36 or E) 1/24?

Answer 1

just count

Answer 2

(1,3)
(2,4)
(3,5)
(4,6)
where the first number is the green die and second is the red

Answer 3

those are the possibilities out of 36 total so your answer is
\[\frac{4}{36}=\frac{1}{9}\]

Answer 4

Ohh ok thank you.

Answer 5

yw

Answer 6

Why is it 36?