If two dice are rolled one time, what is the probability of getting a sum of 9?

1 Answer
Sep 15, 2017

#1/9#

Explanation:

we need to know how many ways we can get #9#, and the total no of possibilities

there are 36 possible scores

and the following ways we can get #9" "#with two dice

#(3,6)" "(4,5)" "(5,4)" "(6,3)#

that is 4 ways

if ~X=#the sum of two dice

#P(X=9)=4/36=1/9#