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What is the probability of rolling a sum of 8 or 6 on a pair of number cubes? Please show work

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Answer:

5/18

Explanation:

Of the 36 possible outcomes, 10 of them are sums of 6 or 8. See the attached diagram of possible outcomes.

p(6 or 8) = 10/36 = 5/18

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