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Two fair dice are rolled. What is the probability that both show up the same number of ...

Two fair dice are rolled. What is the probability that both show up the same number of points.
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  • A \(\frac{1}{36}\)
  • B \(\frac{7}{36}\)
  • C \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • D \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • E \(\frac{1}{6}\)
Correct Answer: Option E
Explanation:
A dice has 6 faces, 2 dice has 6 x 6 = 36 combined face
Prob. of both showing the same number of points
= \(\frac{6}{36}\)
= \(\frac{1}{6}\)

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