SOLUTION: If anyone could help im lost. Thank you If you roll a total of 8 on two dice you win. Find the probability of rolling an 8 and see if this probability seems to be true by rolling

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Question 286438: If anyone could help im lost. Thank you If you roll a total of 8 on two dice you win. Find the probability of rolling an 8 and see if this probability seems to be true by rolling the dice a large number of times. WIll you win a lot of money? A large number would be between 75-100. What is the prbability of drawing an 8? How many times rolled the dice and how many times rolled was an 8?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you roll a total of 8 on two dice you win.
Find the probability of rolling an 8 and see if this probability seems to be true by rolling the dice a large number of times.
sum of 8: 2/6,3/5,4/4,5/3,6/2 ----5 ways
P(sum = 8) = 5/36
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WIll you win a lot of money?---No
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A large number would be between 75-100.
What is the probability of drawing an 8?
Confusing question.
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How many times rolled the dice and how many times rolled was an 8?
Confusing question.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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