document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970024>Question 970024</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the probability of rolling a sum of 8 or 6 on a pair of number cubes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #592706 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=592706\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each cube has 6 sides, so there are (6 x 6=36) 36 possible combinations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Out of these 36, there are 5 ways to roll 8:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2,6),(3,5),(4,4),(5,3) and (6,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And there are 5 ways to roll 6:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1,5),(2,4),(3,3),(4,2) and(5,1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So there are 10 ways to roll either a 6 or an 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The probability of rolling a 6 or an 8 are 10/36=5/18 </SPAN>\n" );
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