Question

What is the theoretical probability of rolling a sum of 6 on one roll of two standard number cubes?

Answer 1

`5/36`

Explanation:

There are `36` possible outcomes in rolling two six-sided cubes.

Of those `36` possibilities, five of them result in a sum of `6`.

`1+5:" " 2+4: " "3+3: " "4+2: " "5+1`

(`1+5` is different from `5+1" "` use two different colors of dice such as black and white to make this obvious)

`5` = the number of possibilities of getting a six.
`36` = the total number of possibilities (`6 xx 6 = 36`

So the probability is `5/36`