SOLUTION: I have two fair dice. If I throw both dice at the same time, what is the chance (as fraction) of getting a sum of 8?

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Question 1101364: I have two fair dice. If I throw both dice at the same time, what is the chance (as fraction) of getting a sum of 8?
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 6x6=36 possible outcomes. This is the denominator.
8 can be obtained by the following combinations of (die1, die2): (4,4), (5,3), (6,2), (2,6), (3,5)
So the chance is +highlight%28+matrix%281%2C3%2C+%22++%22%2C+5%2F36%2C+%22++%22%29+%29 that you will get a sum of 8 on the roll.