Question 163010: What is the probability of rolling at least an 8 with a single toss of two dice?
Can anyone help me with this, thank you!
Answer by consc198(59)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In total there are 36 different combination that somebody rolling two dice could get.
The probability of getting at least 8 from the first throw is: 15/35 which is equals to 1/3.
How i got to this solution:
Lets list all combinations:
1 1 , 1 2 , 1 3 , 1 4 , 1 5 , 1 6
2 1 , 2 2 , 2 3 , 2 4 , 2 5 , 2 6
3 1 , 3 2 , 3 3 , 3 4 , 3 5 , 3 6
4 1 , 4 2 , 4 3 , 4 4 , 4 5 , 4 6
5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 , 5 4 , 5 5 , 5 6
6 1 , 6 2 , 6 3 , 6 4 , 6 5 , 6 6
If you find the total of each combination you will find that there are only 15 combinations that have a total of 8 or more which is how i got to the answer.
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