<PRE><B>Question 276431</B>
there are 36 ways for the dice to land
___ each of 6 faces on one die combined with the 6 faces on the other die ___ 6 * 6 = 36


to get 8:
2,6
3,5
4,4
5,3
6,2
___5 ways


6 ways to get the faces the same (numbers one through six)


the 4,4 is in both groups but only counts once ___ so there are 10 ways to get an 8 or matching numbers


10 out of 36 = 10/36 = .278 (approx)</PRE>