Question

Two dice are rolled together. The probability of getting a sum more than 9 is ______.

Options

• `5/6`

• `5/18`

• `1/6`

• `1/2`

Answer 1

Two dice are rolled together. The probability of getting a sum more than 9 is `underlinebb(1/6)`.

Explanation:

n(Total possible outcomes) = 36

Getting sum more than 9 = {(4, 6) (5, 5) (5, 6) (6, 4) (6, 5) (6, 6)} = 6

Required probability = `6/36 = 1/6`