SOLUTION: if two dice are thrown .What is the probability that the first die shows a four or that the total on the two dice is eight?

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Question 739756: if two dice are thrown .What is the probability that the first die shows a four or that the total on the two dice is eight?

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here are all 36 possible rolls of a pair of dice:

(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)

Now I will color red all the rolls in which the first die 
shows a four or that the total on the two dice is eight.
[or both, as in the one case (4,4)].  

(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)

I count 10 red rolls.  So the answer is "10  rolls out of 36", 
or  or 

Edwin


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