Question
A white die and a black die is thrown. What is the probability that the number on the white die exceeds the number on the black die?
Answers
Ms. Sue
1/2
Reiny
cases we care about: White is 1st number , Black is 2nd
21
31 32
41 42 43
51 52 53 54
61 62 63 64 65
prob of your event = 15/36 = 5/12
21
31 32
41 42 43
51 52 53 54
61 62 63 64 65
prob of your event = 15/36 = 5/12