SOLUTION: Frank rolls a six sided dice twice in a row. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers he rolls will be 8?

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Question 1110855: Frank rolls a six sided dice twice in a row. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers he rolls will be 8?
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Hi
Frank rolls a six sided dice twice in a row.
Let Down and Across represent the various results of each of the two rolls:
___1__2__3__4__5__6
1|_2__3__4__5__6__7
2|_3__4__5__6__7__8
3|_4__5__6__7__8__9
4|_5__6__7__8__9__10
5|_6__7__8__9__10_11
6|_7__8__9_10__11_12
What is the probability that the sum of the numbers he rolls will be 8?
P = 5/36
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