"I can see where that might be kind of confusing. A better way of saying it would be "
"The probability of rolling a 6 on the second roll and not rolling a 6 on the first roll is 5/6 * 1/6".
Thanks. But it still sounds like there is an assumption made that no 6 was rolled on the first...
chroot: It seems we may of had a miscommunication, anyway thanks for your reply. I understand your way of thinking perfectly now.
doug: I do have one question regarding a small piece of this.
"The probability of getting a 6 on the second roll given that we didn't get a 6 on the first is...