Question

Suppose you roll two dice. What is the probability the sum is 8?​

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{5}{12}$

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Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

5/36

Explanation:

Assuming we r dealing with 6 sided dice

we know we are dealing with two dice .since each dice has 6 different possibilites ,the outcome of rolling two dice are given by

6×6 = 36 .

This will be our denominator

How many ways can we get 8 with a dice ?

2+6=8

3+5=8

4+4=8

5+3 =8

6+2=8

These are all ways to get 8 with 2 dice .There is 5 ways , so this will be our nemerator .we have

P( sum of 8 with two dice )= 5/36