document.write( "Question 58334: Two dice are rolled. What are the number of ways an 8 can appear from the throw of the dice? \n" ); document.write( "

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There is a total of five ways.
\n" ); document.write( "6 : 2
\n" ); document.write( "2 : 6
\n" ); document.write( "5 : 3
\n" ); document.write( "3 : 5
\n" ); document.write( "4 : 4
\n" ); document.write( "This tells you the number of possibilities:
\n" ); document.write( "f(x) = -|x - 7| + 6
\n" ); document.write( "f(8) = -|8 - 7| + 6 = -|1| + 6 = -1 + 6 = 5 \n" ); document.write( "

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