SOLUTION: Two dice are rolled. What are the odds against a sum greater than 8?
One of the answers reads like this:
7 : 5
I am not sure what to do. Please help.
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One of the answers reads like this:
7 : 5
I am not sure what to do. Please help.
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Question 393548: Two dice are rolled. What are the odds against a sum greater than 8?
One of the answers reads like this:
7 : 5
I am not sure what to do. Please help. Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 12 1
11 2
10 3
09 4
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=>10 ways to make more than an eight.
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36-10=26 ways to make 8 or less.
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26 to 10 = 13 to 5 odds against making a sum greater than 8.
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Ed
