You are going to roll two dice. Let the variable x = the sum of the numbers rolled.
What is the probability that x = 6?? Can somebody explain?
It's A right? because theres 1/6 a chance youll roll a 6 then plus x 1/6.
1/6 + 1/6 = 1/12

A)1/12
B)11/36
C)5/36
D)6/36

Question

You are going to roll two dice. Let the variable x = the sum of the numbers rolled. 
What is the probability that x = 6?? Can somebody explain?
It's A right? because theres 1/6 a chance youll roll a 6 then plus x 1/6. 
1/6 + 1/6 = 1/12

A)1/12
B)11/36
C)5/36
D)6/36

amistre64 · Answer

what happens when you roll 2 dice?

anonymous · Answer

You'd have 2/6 a chance?

amistre64 · Answer

they land and each dice has a number that is showing on it

the sample space is therefore all the possible combinations of how the dice land

amistre64 · Answer

so the total number of outcomes is?


(1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) ...(1,6)
(2,1) (2,2) (2,3) ...
...
...
(6,1) (6,2) ....................(6,6)

amistre64 · Answer

the number of outcomes that add up to 6 are ?

(1,5) (2,4) (3,3) (4,2) (5,1)