Henry rolls 2 number cubes numbered 1 through 6 while playing his favorite board game. He will get a second turn if he rolls a sum that is an even number less than 10.

What are Henry's chances of getting a second turn when he rolls the number cubes?

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Henry rolls 2 number cubes numbered 1 through 6 while playing his favorite board game. He will get a second turn if he rolls a sum that is an even number less than 10.

What are Henry's chances of getting a second turn when he rolls the number cubes?

anonymous · Answer

Here are the options:
A. $$\frac{ 7 }{ 18 }$$
B. $$\frac{ 11 }{ 18 }$$
C.$$\frac{ 5 }{ 36 }$$
D.$$\frac{ 17 }{ 36 }$$

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

Start by calculating how many ways Henry can get an 'even sum'