If you roll 2 die, what is the probability that

Cherish Sellers

Cherish Sellers

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2022-02-11

If you roll 2 die, what is the probability that you will get a sum of 11? What about a sum of 5?

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totemicccn

totemicccn

Beginner2022-02-12Added 10 answers

To calculate the probabilities we have to calculate the number of all elementary events first.
Ω=62=36
Event A-"sum of numbers is 11" consist of 2 elements:
A={(6,5);(5,6)},
so P(A)=236=118
Event B-"a sum of numbers is 5" consist of 4 elements:
B={(1,4);(2,3);(3,2);(4,1)}
so P(B)=436=19

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