Question 163010
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What is the probability of rolling at least an 8 with a single toss of two dice?
Can anyone help me with this, thank you!
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        The answer by @consc198,  " 15/35,  which is equal to  1/3 ",  is two times wrong.



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The total number of different outcomes is  6 x 6 = 36  (the space of events).


Of them, the number of outcomes with the sum  " at least 8 "  is  15:  they are listed below


(6,6)

(5,6)   (6,5)

(4,6)   (5,5)   (6,4)

(3,6)   (4,5)   (5,4)   (6,3)

(2,6)   (3,5)   (4,4)   (5,3)   (6,2)


Therefore, the probability of rolling the sum at least 8 is  {{{15/36}}} = {{{5/12}}}.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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Solved correctly.