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Shannon rolls two number cubes, each numbered one through six. She observes the numbers facing up on each number cube and finds the total of the two numbers.



What is the probability the total will be 5?

Answer options with 5 options
A.
StartFraction 1 over 5 EndFraction

B.
StartFraction 1 over 6 EndFraction

C.
StartFraction 1 over 9 EndFraction

D.
StarFraction 1 over 18 EndFraction

E.
StartFraction 1 over 36 EndFraction

1 answer

To find the probability of getting a total of 5, we need to determine the number of favorable outcomes and the total number of possible outcomes.

The favorable outcomes are (1, 4), (2, 3), (3, 2), and (4, 1).

The total number of outcomes is 6 * 6 = 36 (since each cube has 6 numbers and there are 2 cubes).

Therefore, the probability is: favorable outcomes / total outcomes = 4 / 36 = 1/9.

So the answer is: C. StartFraction 1 over 9 EndFraction.