Question

Auden rolled two number cubes and recorded the results. What is the experimental probability that the sum of the next two numbers rolled is greater than 5? Enter your answer as a simplified fraction.


Roll #1 Roll #2 Roll #3 Roll #4 Roll #5 Roll #6 Roll #7
5, 5 5, 6 6, 5 1, 2 2, 4 6, 5 1, 2

Answer 1

1 and 2 is 3 (2)

1 and 3 is 4 (3)

1 and 4 is 5 (4)

2 and 1 is 3 (5)

2 and 2 is 4 (6)

2 and 3 is 5 (7)

3 and 1 is 4 (8)

3 and 2 is 5 (9)

4 and 1 is 5 (10)

you have 36 different ways you can role and 10 of them are 5 or less so you have a 26/36 chance of rolling greater than 5