Question

a pair of dice is thrown what is the probablity that they show a total of 2

Answer 1

Well, you have a \(\sf \frac{1}{6}\) chance of throwing a 2. Since you have 6 sides, and only ONE two.

Answer 2

but this is pair of dice

Answer 3

i think since its two dice, the probability should be 1/36

Answer 4

because there's only one possible way of getting a sum of 2 from 36 possible combinations

Answer 5

what is the proper solution of this question

Answer 6

first, you need to find the sample space

Answer 7

i.e. the possible combinations on the two dice -
1,1 ; 1,2 ; 1,3 ; 1,4 ; 1,5 ; 1,6
2,1 ; 2,2 ; 2,3 .....etc..

Answer 8

you'll get a total of 36 combinations... out of which only one combination 1,1 gives a two

Answer 9

got it?

Answer 10

thank you

Answer 11

In a raffle, 1000 tickets are sold and there are ten prizes. What is the probability that
someone buying 2 tickets wins the prize?