Two dice: which total comes up most often?
Roll two ordinary six-sided dice and add the two numbers. The total can be anything from 2 to 12. The dice on this page are fair: each face is equally likely.
1. Predict
2. Roll
Lock in a prediction first. Then you can roll.
No rolls yet.
| Total | How many rolls (share of all rolls) |
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3. Check with the exact chances
Each die can land 6 ways, so two dice can land 6 × 6 = 36 ways. All 36 are equally likely. The table counts how many of those ways make each total.
| Total | Chance (ways out of 36) | About how many in your 0 rolls |
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Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal place.
Talk about it: compare the share (%) of each total in your results with the Chance column here. Are they closer after 100 rolls or after 1,000 rolls? Why might a few rolls give a very different picture?
4. Explain
Your prediction at the start:
Your reason at the start: