Compute the odds in favor of rolling a sum of 10 in a single roll of two fair dice

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There are 6 possibilities for the outcome of one cube.  For each of those . . .There are 6 possibilities for the outcome of the other cube.Total possibilities for the roll of 2 cubes = (6 x 6) = 36 outcomes.Ways to roll a sum of 10:4 . . . 65 . . . 56 . . . 4Three possibilities.Probability of rolling a 10 = 3/36 = 1/12 = 8 and 1/3 percent  Odds in favor of success = 1 in 12 , or    1 to 11 . (11 to 1 odds of failing.)