How do you calculate the probabilities, when you throw two dice, of obtaining (a) a 5, and (b) an 11?
2 Answers
May 1, 2017
With two dice there are
Explanation:
(a)
5 can be throw in the following ways:
14 23 32 41
(b)
11 can be trown as follows::
56 65
May 1, 2017
# P(5) \ \ = 1/9 #
# P(11) = 1/18 #
Explanation:
There are
a) If we examine the possible outcomes that result in a total of
So:
# P(5) = 4/36 = 1/9 #
b) If we examine the possible outcomes that result in a total of
Then:
# P(11) = 2/36 = 1/18 #