In Many Popular Board Games, a Player Rolls Two Dice

question 24

Multiple Choice

In many popular board games, a player rolls two dice and moves the number of spaces equal to the sum shown on the dice. Here is the assignment of probabilities to the sum of the numbers on the up faces when two dice are rolled: What is the expected sum when rolling two dice?

• A) 6
• B) 7
• C) 6.5
• D) 6/36
• E) 42/36

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