In craps played in American casinos players may wager money

In craps played in American casinos, players may wager money against the casino (bank craps) on the outcome of one roll, or of a series of rolls of two dice. The sum of the two faces is the standard outcome of interest. How many outcomes constitute the sample space for the sum of the faces of one roll of two dice?

Solution

Outcomes for Two Dice

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)

The sums are

2,3,4,5,6,7

3,4,5,6,7,8

4,5,6,7,8,9

5,6,7,8,9,10

6,7,8,9,10,11

7,8,9,10,11,12

The sample space =(2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)

There are 11 outcomes constitute the sample space for the sum of the faces of one roll of two dice

	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)