For a pair of dice, how many microstates are there that result in the macrostate of rolling a 7?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
E) 36

Name: For a pair of dice, how many microstates are there that result in the macrostate of rolling a 7? A) 1 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 36
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To roll a 7 on two dice, there are six possible combinations: (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), and (6,1). Each combination has only one way to arrange the dice, so there are only six microstates that result in the macrostate of rolling a 7.

For a Pair of Dice, How Many Microstates Are There