Question

What is the probability of getting a sum of 8 from two throws of a dice.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Probabilities for the two dice

Total Number of combinations Probability

7 6 16.67%

8 5 13.89%

9 4 11.11%

10 3 8.33%

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

the number of possible outcomes when two dice are thrown is 36.

Now, the possible outcomes of getting a sum equal to 8 is {(2,6),(3,5),(4,4),(5,3),(6,2)}, which means the number of favourable outcome is 5.

Therefore, probability P of getting a sum equal to 8 is:

P=5/36

Hence, the probability of getting a sum equal to 8 is 5/36

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