Question

What is the probability that the sum 8 appears in a single toss a pair of fair dice?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

Probability that the sum 8 appears in a single toss of a pair of dice= $\frac{5}{36}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of outcomes when 2 fair dice are tossed = $6^{2}$= 36

Outcomes where sum 8 appears in a single toss = {(2,6), (3,5),(4,4),(5,3),(6,2)}

∴

Total Number of favorable outcomes = 5

Probability of the sum 8 appearing in a single toss of a pair of dice =

$\frac{Total number of favorable outcomes}{Total number of outcomes}$

= $\frac{5}{36}$

The correct answer is  $\frac{5}{36}$