a number cube with sides labeled 1 through 6 is rolled 2 time and the sum of the number that end up faced are calculated.What is the probability that the sum of the numbers is 3?

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a number cube with sides labeled 1 through 6 is rolled 2 time and the sum of the number that end up faced are calculated.What is the probability that the sum of the numbers is 3?

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I think it would only be a 1/6 chance because you would have to get a 1 and a 2.

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Out of the 36 possible combinations, only two, 2 and 1 & 1 and 2, add up to 3. So the possibility is 1/18.

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