Two Dice Possibility Space

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This is an interactive visual aid showing the possibility space obtained when throwing two dice.

Click on a cell of the table to highlight it. Click the cell again to deselect it.

Use this to help find the probability of getting specific scores when rolling two dice. Here are some examples of questions the table will help answering.

  • What is the probability of scoring a total of seven? Answer hint
  • What is the probability of scoring a total of more than eight? Answer hint
  • What is the probability of scoring a total that is a multiple of four? Answer hint
  • What is the probability of scoring a total that is a prime number? Answer hint
  • What is the probability of scoring higher on the green dice than the brown dice? Answer hint

This diagram is also helpful when doing the Snail Race and Two Dice Bingo. Here is a printable empty version. There are also many more activities based around the topic of Probability.

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