{"id":209098,"date":"2025-04-28T11:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=209098"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:04:49","slug":"if-you-throw-the-dice-and-7-is-showing-on-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/28\/if-you-throw-the-dice-and-7-is-showing-on-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"If you throw the dice and 7 is showing on the top"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you throw the dice and 7 is showing on the top, what is facing down?<br>(a) 7<br>(b) snake eyes<br>(c) boxcars<br>(d) little Joes<br>(e) 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The correct answer is: <strong>(e) 11.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to understand why <strong>11<\/strong> is the correct answer, it&#8217;s important to know how a standard die (singular of dice) works and how the faces are numbered. A standard die is a cube with six faces, and the sum of the numbers on opposite faces always equals 7. This is a fundamental characteristic of a standard die. Here&#8217;s how the pairs of opposite faces on a standard die are numbered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Opposite face of 1: 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opposite face of 2: 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opposite face of 3: 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, the sum of the numbers on any two opposite faces will always be 7. So, when a <strong>7<\/strong> is showing on the top of the die, the number on the opposite face, which is facing down, must be the number that, when added to 7, results in 7. Therefore, <strong>7<\/strong> on the top means that the opposite face must show <strong>11<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, let&#8217;s break down the other options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>(a) 7<\/strong>: The number 7 cannot be on the opposite face because opposite faces on a standard die always sum to 7, so it&#8217;s impossible to have 7 on both the top and the bottom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>(b) Snake eyes<\/strong>: &#8220;Snake eyes&#8221; refers to a roll of two 1s on two dice, not related to a single die and not a possible face when you have a 7 showing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>(c) Boxcars<\/strong>: &#8220;Boxcars&#8221; refers to a roll of two 6s on two dice, which isn&#8217;t related to a single die showing 7 on the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>(d) Little Joes<\/strong>: &#8220;Little Joes&#8221; isn&#8217;t a common dice term and doesn&#8217;t relate to the problem either.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, the correct choice is <strong>11<\/strong>, as it is the number facing down when 7 is showing on the top of a standard die.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you throw the dice and 7 is showing on the top, what is facing down?(a) 7(b) snake eyes(c) boxcars(d) little Joes(e) 11 The correct answer and explanation is : The correct answer is: (e) 11. 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