Question

How many outcomes can be obtained by rolling 2 dice?

(a) 6

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

I got this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

The query is from Data Handling topic in section Data Handling of Mathematics – Class 8

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) 6

The best I can explain: A dice has 6 faces. The faces are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. When a dice is rolled, there are 6 outcomes. When 2 dice are rolled, possible outcomes are 36 as below:

(1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (1,5) (1,6)

(2,1) (2,2) (2,3) (2,4) (2,5) (2,6)

(3,1) (3,2) (3,3) (3,4) (3,5) (3,6)

(4,1) (4,2) (4,3) (4,4) (4,5) (4,6)

(5,1) (5,2) (5,3) (5,4) (5,5) (5,6)

(6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5) (6,6).