SOLUTION: Determine the probability of rolling at least one odd number or a sum of 8 with two number cubes.

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Question 1019810: Determine the probability of rolling at least one odd number or a sum of 8 with two number cubes.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can roll 36 possible outcomes
1 1
1 2
1 3
.
.
.
6 4
6 5
6 6
Half start with an odd number.
The remaining half that start with an even number have an odd number for the second die.
So 3/4 or 27 of those have at least one odd number.
There are 5 pair that sum to eight.
2 6
3 5
4 4
5 3
6 2
Two of the outcomes are both (at least one odd, sum to 8).
So,


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