SOLUTION: Two dice are rolled. Find the odds that the score on the dice is either 8 or at most 5. A) 13:23 B) 5:7 C)4:5 D)7:11

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Question 1122245: Two dice are rolled. Find the odds that the score on the dice is either 8 or at most 5.
A) 13:23
B) 5:7
C)4:5
D)7:11
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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2,3,4,5 can be rolled in 1,2,3,4 ways, respectively: that's 10 possible outcomes
8 can be rolled in 5 ways, bringing the number of outcomes of interest to 15.

There are 36 possible outcomes of two dice: so there are 36-15=21 other outcomes.

That's 15:21 odds in favor of 8 or at most 5, after dividing through by 3, you get the equivalent
highlight%28+5%3A7%29+ odds (B)