Jorge rolls two 6 sided number cubes label 1 to 6. what is the probability of Jorge rolling a 1 and a 2?
my answer 36
1/36
actually it is 1/18
since we are counting all 36 possible outcomes, our desired event could be 1,2 or 2,1
so 2/36 = 1/18
To find the probability of Jorge rolling a 1 and a 2 on two 6-sided number cubes, we need to determine the total number of possible outcomes and the number of favorable outcomes.
There are 6 possible outcomes for each roll of a 6-sided number cube. Since Jorge is rolling two cubes, we need to multiply the number of outcomes together: 6 * 6 = 36 total outcomes.
To calculate the number of favorable outcomes, we need to determine how many ways Jorge can get a 1 and a 2. Since each cube has only one 1 and one 2, there is only one favorable outcome.
Therefore, the probability of Jorge rolling a 1 and a 2 is the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of outcomes: 1 / 36.
So, the correct answer is 1/36, not 36.