Two fair dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum is 7?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A.
- Step 1: The favourable pairs are , which is 6 outcomes of 36. Step 2. So . **Answer: . Why not the others:** counts only half of the ordered pairs, uses the sum itself as a count, and divides by the sum.
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