document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=475898>Question 475898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two dice are rolled. Find the probability of getting a sum of 8 if the number on one die is a 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #326337 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=326337\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are given that one die is a 5, so we only consider the pairs with at least one 5:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{1,5},{2,5},...{6,5}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{5,1},{5,2},...,{5,6}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are eleven cases (we have to subtract 1 because {5,5} is counted twice). We get a sum of 8 if we get {5,3} or {3,5} so the probability is 2/11. </SPAN>\n" );
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