A pair of standard dice is rolled, how many possible outcomes are there

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    A pair of standard dice is rolled, how many possible outcomes are there?

    We want the number of outcomes in the sample space.

    The first die has 6 possibilities 1-6.
    The second die has 6 possibilities 1-6.

    Our sample space count is 6 x 6 = 36 different outcomes

    1. (1, 1)
    2. (1, 2)
    3. (1, 3)
    4. (1, 4)
    5. (1, 5)
    6. (1, 6)
    7. (2, 1)
    8. (2, 2)
    9. (2, 3)
    10. (2, 4)
    11. (2, 5)
    12. (2, 6)
    13. (3, 1)
    14. (3, 2)
    15. (3, 3)
    16. (3, 4)
    17. (3, 5)
    18. (3, 6)
    19. (4, 1)
    20. (4, 2)
    21. (4, 3)
    22. (4, 4)
    23. (4, 5)
    24. (4, 6)
    25. (5, 1)
    26. (5, 2)
    27. (5, 3)
    28. (5, 4)
    29. (5, 5)
    30. (5, 6)
    31. (6, 1)
    32. (6, 2)
    33. (6, 3)
    34. (6, 4)
    35. (6, 5)
    36. (6, 6)
     

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