When you roll two number cubes what are the odds in simplest form against getting two numbers greater than 4?

Answer 1

When rolling two number cubes, each cube has numbers from 1 to 6. The numbers greater than 4 are 5 and 6, which means there are 2 favorable outcomes for each cube. The total number of outcomes when rolling two cubes is 36 (6 x 6). The probability of rolling two numbers greater than 4 is ( \frac{2}{6} \times \frac{2}{6} = \frac{4}{36} = \frac{1}{9} ). Therefore, the odds against rolling two numbers greater than 4 are ( \frac{8}{1} ) or 8 to 1.