Homework SourseWe roll two identical ordinary dice and add the results What
We roll two identical ordinary dice, and add the results. What is the probability of getting 4?
Solution
Rolling two identical ordinary dice gives 6*6 = 36 possible outcomes.
Outcomes for Two Dice
From the table above, we can see that there are only 3 ways to get the sum 4. i.e. (1,3), (2,2), (3,1).
therefore, the probability of getting the sum 4 is 3/36 = 1/12
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 | (1, 1) | (1, 2) | (1, 3) | (1, 4) | (1, 5) | (1, 6) |
| 2 | (2, 1) | (2, 2) | (2, 3) | (2, 4) | (2, 5) | (2, 6) |
| 3 | (3, 1) | (3, 2) | (3, 3) | (3, 4) | (3, 5) | (3, 6) |
| 4 | (4, 1) | (4, 2) | (4, 3) | (4, 4) | (4, 5) | (4, 6) |
| 5 | (5, 1) | (5, 2) | (5, 3) | (5, 4) | (5, 5) | (5, 6) |
| 6 | (6, 1) | (6, 2) | (6, 3) | (6, 4) | (6, 5) | (6, 6) |
