Question 463118:  Two six sided dice, with sides numbered 1 through 6 are rolled. If the dice are rolled 9000 times, about how many times would you expect the dice to have a sum of 8? 
 Found 2 solutions by  alicealc, amoresroy: Answer by alicealc(293)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! 2 dice = 6*6 = 36 possibilities 
sum of 8: 
(2,6) 
(3,5) 
(4,4) 
(5,3) 
(6,2)
 
 
probability = 5/36 
expectation frequency = 5/36 * 9000 = 45000/36 = 5000/4 = 1250 times 
 Answer by amoresroy(361)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website!  
sum of 8 combinations 
2,6 
3,5 
4,4 
5,3 
6,2 
There 5 combinations out of 36.
 
Let x = the number of times we exoect the dice to have a sum of 8 
    x = 9000*5/36 
    x = 1,250 
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