<PRE><B>Question 1063314</B>
Think of rolling the 2 dice, but one is colored red
and the other is colored blue. Then look at the red
die first, and then the blue one. The different ways 
you can get 5 are:
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red - - -  blue
1  - - - -  4
4  - - - -  1
2  - - - -  3
3  - - - -  2
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This is 4 different ways to get a total of 5
How many possible different outomes can
you get with 2 dice?
Each of the 6 numbers on the red die can be
matched with 6 numbers on the blue die, so I have:
{{{ 6*6 = 36 }}} possible outcomes
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Odds are like probability, only different
The probability of getting a 5 is:
{{{ 4/36 }}} which is [ what you want ] / [ everything possible ]
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The odds are:
{{{ 4 }}} to {{{ 32 }}}, which is [ what you want ] to [ what is left ]
Divide both sides by {{{ 4 }}}, and you get:
{{{ 1 }}} to {{{ 8 }}} in favor, or
{{{ 8 }}} to {{{ 1 }}} against
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