Question

Lucy rolls 2 fair dice and adds the results from each. Work out the probability of getting a total more than 10. What is the answer in fraction:

a) 1/12
b) 1/36
c) 5/36
d) 1/6

Answer 1

To find the probability of getting a total more than 10 when rolling two fair dice, we need to find the number of favorable outcomes and divide it by the total number of possible outcomes. The probability is 1/6.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability of getting a total more than 10 when rolling two fair dice, we need to find the number of favorable outcomes and divide it by the total number of possible outcomes.

Let's analyze the favorable outcomes first. There are a total of 36 possible outcomes when rolling two dice. Out of these, only 6 outcomes have a sum greater than 10:

(5, 6), (6, 5), (6, 6), (6, 4), (4, 6), (5, 5)

Therefore, the probability of getting a total more than 10 is 6/36 = 1/6.