SOLUTION: SUPPOSE YOU HAD TWO REGULAR SIX SIDED DICE WITH SIDES NUMBERED FROM ONE TO SIX ON EACH DIE. WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF ROLLING THEM BOTH AT ONCE AND GETTING A SUM OF EIGHT

Question 398705: SUPPOSE YOU HAD TWO REGULAR SIX SIDED DICE WITH SIDES NUMBERED FROM ONE TO SIX ON EACH DIE. WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF ROLLING THEM BOTH AT ONCE AND GETTING A SUM OF EIGHT
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SUPPOSE YOU HAD TWO REGULAR SIX SIDED DICE WITH SIDES NUMBERED FROM ONE TO SIX ON EACH DIE. WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF ROLLING THEM BOTH AT ONCE AND GETTING A SUM OF EIGHT
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There are 6*6=36 possible outcomes.
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Sum of eight: 6/2;5/3;4/4;3/5;2/6
A total of 5
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P(sum of 8) = 5/36
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cheers,
Stan H.
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