document.write( "Question 200314: If I were to roll 2 six-sided dice, what is the probability that the sum of the 2 dice will be exactly 8? What is the probability that the sum will be 10 or more? Feel free to write out a table to help determine all possible conclusions. Could you please show me the steps on how to find this answer. Thank you. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #150598 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "With a pair of 6-sided dice, there are exactly 36 different results:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2: 1 + 1, exactly 1 way \n" ); document.write( "3: 1 + 2, 2 + 1, exactly 2 ways \n" ); document.write( "4: 1 + 3, 3 + 1, 2 + 2, exactly 3 ways \n" ); document.write( "5: 1 + 4, 4 + 1, 2 + 3, 3 + 2, exactly 4 ways \n" ); document.write( "6: exactly 5 ways \n" ); document.write( "7: exactly 6 ways \n" ); document.write( "8: exactly 5 ways \n" ); document.write( "9: exactly 4 ways \n" ); document.write( "10: exactly 3 ways \n" ); document.write( "11: exactly 2 ways \n" ); document.write( "12: exactly 1 way\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Probability of an 8: The number of ways to make an 8 divided by the total possible results, i.e. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Probability of 10 or more: The number of ways to make a 10 plus the number of ways to make 11 plus the number of ways to make 12 all divided by the total possible results, i.e. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |