SOLUTION: Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers rolled is (a) 8? (b) a number less than 8?
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Question 1078748: Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers rolled is (a) 8? (b) a number less than 8?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
probability (numerator given here; denominator is 36)
for a ==numerator
2=1
3=2
4=3
5=4
6=5
7=6
8=5
9=4
10=3
11=2
12=1
So the answer to the first is 5/36
a number fewer than 8 is 21/36 or 7/12
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