A standard pair of six sided dice is rolled. What

Leroy Little

Leroy Little

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2022-02-11

A standard pair of six sided dice is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a sum less than or equal to 10?

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Emilie Mcpherson

Emilie Mcpherson

Beginner2022-02-12Added 12 answers

Step 1
(1,1),(1,2),(1,3),,(6,4),(6,5),(6,6)
but only these ones will give you a sum less than equal to 10:
(6,4),(4,6),(5,5)
Then the probability is:
p=336=112

laiedkn

laiedkn

Beginner2022-02-13Added 15 answers

Step 1
There are 36 possible combinations from the two dice which are listed in this table:
Outcome of First Die123456Outcome of Second Die123456723456783456789456789105678910116789101112
The combination where the sum is less than or equal to 10 are coloured, and so
P(10)=36336=3336=1112

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