Two dice are thrown together. The probability that they show different numbers is:
(2)
When two dice are thrown together, the possible outcomes are:
(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).
Therefore, the total number of possible outcomes = 36 ⇒n(S)=36
Let E be the event of getting different numbers on dice.
n(E)=30=36-6
P(E)=n(E)n(S) =3036=56