Question

If you roll two number cubes, what is the probability of their sum being seven or higher?

Answer 1

I always keep this in my important files.

Answer 2

I was going to draw that @ParthKohli ......... smart work

Answer 3

Check how many total numbers you see, and then see how many 7's you see as well.

Answer 4

Total numbers is also known as sample space, btw.

Answer 5

whats the sample space?

Answer 6

The number of numbers you see in there.
Sample space is the total number of possibilities.

Answer 7

so 36?

Answer 8

Yeah! And now just see the number of 7's.

Answer 9

6

Answer 10

so do i divide them?

Answer 11

If you roll a pair of six sided number cubes the probability of rolling two numbers whose sum is 6 is 5/36 or 0.1389. There are 5 ways to get 6: 1,5 & 5,1 & 4,2 & 2,4 & 3,3. There are 36 outcomes for a roll of 2 dice.

Answer 12

its 7 not 6

Answer 13

yeah

Answer 14

but it still dont make sense. none of those are an option. i tried 6/36

Answer 15

and when reducing it i get 1/6 and thats not an option either