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What is P of two fair dice so that sum of both dice thrown [#permalink]
 01 Sep 2006, 16:20
What is P of two fair dice so that sum of both dice thrown is 6
How do I use permutations formula to find numerator?
I know that P of 1 dice throw is 1/6 so two dice = 1/36, but I am having trouble with translating finding numerator into a useful generic formula.
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The total outcomes = 36
for the total to be 6, the outcomes need to be one of the following:
1,5
2,4
3,3
4,2
5,1
so the probability of getting a total of 6 is 5/36
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gk3.14 wrote: The total outcomes = 36
for the total to be 6, the outcomes need to be one of the following:
1,5
2,4
3,3
4,2
5,1
so the probability of getting a total of 6 is 5/36
So is that the only way to find the probability? Without formula? What if i have 500 dices and I want to see probability that sum is 140
thx!
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Nsentra wrote: gk3.14 wrote: The total outcomes = 36
for the total to be 6, the outcomes need to be one of the following:
1,5
2,4
3,3
4,2
5,1
so the probability of getting a total of 6 is 5/36 So is that the only way to find the probability? Without formula? What if i have 500 dices and I want to see probability that sum is 140 thx! Probability is not about formulae, its all logic. If you encounter such question (500 dice) then guess and move on in 5 seconds. But its highly unlikely (almost 0 probability) that you, or anyone, will get a question involving more than 3 dice.
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ps_dahiya wrote: Nsentra wrote: gk3.14 wrote: The total outcomes = 36
for the total to be 6, the outcomes need to be one of the following:
1,5
2,4
3,3
4,2
5,1
so the probability of getting a total of 6 is 5/36 So is that the only way to find the probability? Without formula? What if i have 500 dices and I want to see probability that sum is 140 thx! Probability is not about formulae, its all logic. If you encounter such question (500 dice) then guess and move on in 5 seconds. But its highly unlikely (almost 0 probability) that you, or anyone, will get a question involving more than 3 dice. Point noted 
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ps_dahiya wrote: Nsentra wrote: gk3.14 wrote: The total outcomes = 36
for the total to be 6, the outcomes need to be one of the following:
1,5
2,4
3,3
4,2
5,1
so the probability of getting a total of 6 is 5/36 So is that the only way to find the probability? Without formula? What if i have 500 dices and I want to see probability that sum is 140 thx! Probability is not about formulae, its all logic. If you encounter such question (500 dice) then guess and move on in 5 seconds. But its highly unlikely (almost 0 probability) that you, or anyone, will get a question involving more than 3 dice. thanks! damn that logic, come test day I won't be able to tell left from right.
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IF you forget Left from Right, just hold up both of your hands with index fingers and thumbs extended. The one that looks like an L will be on your left.
I still have to do this at times...the problem is that I also have dyslexia.
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