Assume you are rolling two dice; the first one is red and the second one is green. Use a systematic listing to determine the number of ways you can roll a total of 9 on the two dice.

In how many ways can you roll 9?

Question

Assume you are rolling two dice; the first one is red and the second one is green. Use a systematic listing to determine the number of ways you can roll a total of 9 on the two dice.

In how many ways can you roll 9?

kropot72 · Answer

The sample space has 36 possible combinations of numbers. These can be set out in column form as follows:
6,6  5,6  4,6  3,6  2,6  1,6
6,5  5,5  4,5  3,5  2,5  1,5
6,4  5,4  4,4  3,4  2,4  1,4
6,3  5,3  4,3  3,3  2,3  1,3
6,2  5,2  4,2  3,2  2,2  1,2
6,1  5,1  4,1  3,1  2,1  1,1

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Here is another picture of a table http://www.blurtit.com/var/question/q/q8/q84/q849/q8491/q8491920_1213928_783_photo_60a It's not my drawing. I found it online somewhere.