In a dice game, a player wins if he rolls the same number on his second roll as he rolls on his first. If Jason rolls a total of 4 on the first roll, what is the probability that he wins on his next roll? In this game, each roll is made with 2, fair, six-sided dice.  Choose the correct choice from the following choices
A) 1/6  B) 1/9  C) 1/12  D) 1/15  E) 1/18
There are 3 ways to roll a 4: 1 and 3, 3 and 1, and 2 and 2.   There are  6*6= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 6*6</gadget>
<output>36</output>
36 ways to roll two dice.   Thus the probability of rolling a 4 is 3/36= 1/12   1/12
<result>C</result>
In a dice game, a player wins if he rolls the same number on his second roll as he rolls on his first. If Jason rolls a total of 4 on the first roll, what is the probability that he wins on his next roll? In this game, each roll is made with 2, fair, six-sided dice.