A single die is rolled twice

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Question from Michelle, a student:

A single die is rolled twice. Find the probability of getting two numbers whose sum exceeds 5.
I can't seem to come up with any of these answers, Help. A. 0.72 B. 0.89 C. 0.68 D. 0.58

Michelle,

I would use a table to list al possible 36 outcomes. Here is a start. The 6 rows are the result on the first die and the 6 columns are the result on the second die. The body of the table contains the sum of the two dice.

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3

4

5

6

Complete the table and count how many of the 36 outcomes have a sum which exceeds 5.

Penny

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