In a game of craps, a player loses on the roll if a 2, 3, or 12 is tossed on the first roll. What is the probability of losing on the first roll?
1 Answer
Apr 19, 2017
Explanation:
Let's look at the possible rolls we can get with 2 dice rolled, with the 2, 3, and 12 - the losing numbers - coloured in red:
And so out of 36 possibilities, there are 4 that will cause a loss on the first roll.
So that's