Rolling Doubles

Probability
Dice
Easy
Two fair six-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability of rolling doubles?
Hint 1

Count outcomes where both dice show the same number.

Hint 2

There are 6 such outcomes out of 36 total.

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  1. 1. Count doubles

    There are 6 outcomes of the form for .

  2. 2. Total outcomes

    There are 36 equally likely outcomes total.

  3. 3. Probability

    .

Answer: 1/6

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