When two balanced dice are rolled, there are 36 possible outcomes. what is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the dice is 6 or 10?

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P(6) = 5/36
P(10)= 3/36=1/12
P(6) + P(10) = 8/36 = 2/9

The probability of having a sum of either 6 or 10 is [tex]\frac{2}{9}[/tex]

The sample space has the size [tex]|S|=36[/tex]

Let

[tex]A=\text{the event of having a sum of 6}\\B=\text{the event of having a sum of 10}[/tex]

then

[tex]A=\{(1,5),(2,4),(3,3),(4,2),(5,1)\}\\|A|=5[/tex]

and

[tex]B=\{(4,6),(5,5),(6,4)\}\\|B|=3[/tex]

then, the probability of having a sum of either 6 or 10 will be

[tex]P(A\cup B)=P(A)+P(B)[/tex]

since [tex]A[/tex] and [tex]B[/tex] are mutually exclusive events. Substituting

[tex]P(A\cup B)=P(A)+P(B)\\=\frac{|A|}{|S|}+\frac{|B|}{|S|}\\=\frac{2}{9}[/tex]

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