SOLUTION: A pair of fair dice is rolled.
a. What is the probability of rolling a sum of 8
​?
b. What are the odds against rolling a sum of 8
​?
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Question 1085136: A pair of fair dice is rolled.
a. What is the probability of rolling a sum of 8
?
b. What are the odds against rolling a sum of 8
?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are a total of
different possible outcomes
The ways to roll with 2 die are:
2 & 6
3 & 5
4 & 4
5 & 3
6 & 2
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There are 5 ways to roll 8, so the probability
is
The odds against rolling 8 is
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