What is the probability of getting a sum 6 from two throws of a dice?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → \(\frac{5}{36}\)
Two throws of a die give \(6\times6=36\) equally likely outcomes (each of the 6 faces of the first throw with each of the 6 of the second), so the probability is the number of outcomes with sum 6 divided by 36.
Pairs giving the sum 6: (1, 5), (2, 4), (3, 3), (4, 2), (5, 1), that is, 5 outcomes
Probability of a sum of 6: \(\displaystyle\frac{5}{36}\)