Question

What is the probability of rolling the following with two dice?

a) one of the,two dice is a 6?
b) a sum that is 11?
please explain your answer

Answer 1

(A) prob of getting only one 2 when rolling two dice = (1/6)*(5/6)

= 5/36

(B) Sum that is 11

6+5 and 5+6 are the only possibilities

= 2/36

= 1/18