Question

What is the probability of rolling 2 six sided dice and getting a total of an odd number or getting a prime number?

Answer 1

When two dice are thrown simultaneously, thus number of event can be \(\text{6^2}\) = 36 because each die has 1 to 6 number on its faces.

Answer 2

*this*

Answer 3

start by creating a table of the results when you roll 2 dice

complete the table.. by adding the results

Answer 4

the probability of getting a prime number is 15/36 and the probability of getting an odd number is 18/36, but some of the numbers over lap, so would it be 19/36?

Answer 5

then to get the answer
P(odd or prime) = P(odd) + P(prime) - P(odd and prime)