A pair of dice is rolled, and the number that appears uppermost on each die is observed. Refer to this experiment and find the probability of the given event. (Enter your answer as a fraction.)
The sum of the numbers is either 7 or 11.

Question

A pair of dice is rolled, and the number that appears uppermost on each die is observed. Refer to this experiment and find the probability of the given event. (Enter your answer as a fraction.)
The sum of the numbers is either 7 or 11.

anonymous · Answer

count them out
there are 2 ways to get an 11 namely $(5,6)$ and $(6,5)$
how many ways to get a 7?

anonymous · Answer

(3,4),(4,3),(2,5),(5,2),(6,1),(1,6)