Question

If two dice are rolled, find the probability of rolling two 6's.

Answer 1

Probability is the number of 'good' outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes.

So, with a pair of dice, how many possible rolls are there?

Answer 2

6

Answer 3

No... that's just for one die. What about a pair?

Answer 4

12?

Answer 5

no... it's 6x6 = 36 :)

Answer 6

ohhhhh so then what?

Answer 7

Well, of the possible rolls, how many of them are a pair of sixes?
Say, possible rolls are
1 and 3
3 and 5
2 and 2

etc.

How many of the possible rolls are
6 and 6
?

Answer 8

Umm how would you comfigure this as a fraction?

Answer 9

Not yet... for now, I'm just asking how many of the 36 possible rolls are a pair of sixes...

Answer 10

1 right?

Answer 11

yup.
So... number of 'good' outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes...
that's the probability

Answer 12

You lost me

Answer 13

Wait 1/36?

Answer 14

Yes. Precisely :)