Question

List the sample space for rolling two dice and finding the sum of the numbers. How many 8's are there in the sample space? [Assume that rolling a 3 and a 5 is the same as rolling a 5 and a 3.] A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

Answer 1

Using the given assumption, there are 3.

The sample space for rolling two dice and finding the sum is:

2 3 4 5 6 7
3 4 5 6 7 8
4 5 6 7 8 9
5 6 7 8 9 10
6 7 8 9 10 11
7 8 9 10 11 12

From the sample space alone, there are 5. However, since a 3 and a 5 is the same as a 5 and a 3, this means that 2, 6 is the same as 6, 2 as well; this takes 2 off of the 5, leaving us 3.