Question

Fez rolls 2 fair dice and adds the results from each. Work out the probability of getting a total more than 6

Answer 1

Answer: 21/36 or 7/12. = 58.33%

Step-by-step explanation: 36 possible outcomes

Of those, combinations resulting in numbers greater than 6 are:

# | combinations

7 | 6

8 | 5

9 | 4

10 | 3

11 | 2

12 | 1

The sum of those combinations is 21.

So 21/36 = 0.5833

or 7/12 = 58.33%

Answer 2

7/12 ≈ 0.583

Explanation:

See picture below. There are 21 totals higher than 6 out of 36 possible outcomes. The probability is therefore 21/36 = 7/12.