Question

When rolling two standard six-sided dice and adding the numbers, what is the probability of getting a 3?

Options:
a. 1/6
b. 1/12
c. 1/18
d. 1/36

Answer 1

The probability of getting a sum of 3 when rolling two standard six-sided dice is 1/18.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability of getting a sum of 3 when rolling two standard six-sided dice, we need to determine the number of favorable outcomes and divide it by the total number of possible outcomes.

There are 2 favorable outcomes: (1, 2) and (2, 1).

There are 36 total possible outcomes when rolling two dice, as each die has 6 sides.

Therefore, the probability of getting a sum of 3 is 2/36, which simplifies to 1/18.