Question

Two fair dice are thrown. What is the probability of getting a total of 5 or 10?

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

(4/36)*2=2/9?

@Callisto

Answer 1

this is an long explanation...
The sum of two dice:

1 2 3 4 5 6
+-------------------
1 | 2 3 4 5 6 7
2 | 3 4 5 6 7 8
3 | 4 5 6 7 8 9
4 | 5 6 7 8 9 10
5 | 6 7 8 9 10 11
6 | 7 8 9 10 11 12

so the probability of getting 5 or 10 is
= the required probability / total nu. of events
= 7/36