Homework Help: MATH CHALLEGE

Posted by PLEASE HELP on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 8:23pm.

I am playing a dice game with my friend Kyle. Each of us roles a standard six-side die obtaining a number at random from 1 to 6. What is the probability that my number is greater than Kyle’s number?

MATH CHALLEGE - Damon, Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:07pm
draw a 6 by 6 grid of boxes
There are 36 boxes
but the ones along the diagonal are equal for each so only count those above the diagonal
There are six of those along the diagonal, 1,1 and 2,2 and 3,3 etc
so
I see 15 boxes above the diagonal
so I think 15/36

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