Question

Find the number of possible outcomes by systematic listing.

If two dice arr rolled, how many possible outcomes are there? How many of these have a dot sum greater than 8? Less than 10?

Answer 1

$$\def\arraystretch{1.5} \begin{array}{c:c:c:c:c:c:c} & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline 1 & 1+1 & 1+2 & 1+3 & 1+4 & 1+5 & 1+6 \\ \hdashline 2 & 2+1 & 2+2 & 2+3 & 2+4 & 2+5 & 2+6 \\ \hdashline 3 & 3+1 & 3+2 & 3+3 & 3+4 & 3+5 & 3+6 \\ \hdashline 4 & 4+1 & 4+2 & 4+3 & 4+4 & 4+5 & 4+6 \\ \hdashline 5 & 5+1 & 5+2 & 5+3 & 5+4 & 5+5 & 5+6 \\ \hdashline 6 & 6+1 & 6+2 & 6+3 & 6+4 & 6+5 & 6+6 \\ \end{array}$$

There are 36 possible outcomes.

10 outcomes have a dot sum greater than 8.

30 outcomes have a dot sum less than 10.