document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=276431>Question 276431</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You roll two dice and total the up faces. What is the probability of getting a total of 8 or two up faces that are the same?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is 0.28 (28%) but i would love to understand why this is so. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #201538 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=201538\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are 36 ways for the dice to land<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ each of 6 faces on one die combined with the 6 faces on the other die ___ 6 * 6 = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to get 8:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4,4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5,3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6,2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___5 ways\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 ways to get the faces the same (numbers one through six)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 4,4 is in both groups but only counts once ___ so there are 10 ways to get an 8 or matching numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 out of 36 = 10/36 = .278 (approx) </SPAN>\n" );
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