Rolling Doubles
Probability
Dice
Easy
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. Count doubles
There are 6 outcomes of the form for .
2. Total outcomes
There are 36 equally likely outcomes total.
3. Probability
.
Answer: 1/6
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