document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=149030>Question 149030</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two dice are rolled. Find the probability of getting a sum greater than 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is it 0, 13/36, 2/9, 5/18.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you tell me how to work this out?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you, Ellen  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #109425 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><B>mangopeeler07(462)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=109425\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What are the possible sums of the dice? Anywhere from 2-12.  Those are eleven different sums. So eleven will be the denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now how many of those sums are greater than 8? 9, 10, 11, and 12!  There are four of them, so that will be the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/11 </SPAN>\n" );
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