Question

A pair of dice is rolled. what is the probablilty that the reseulting sum is eight

Answer 1

PROBABILITY

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Check the attachment.
As you can see , there are 36 possible outcomes when you roll two dices together ,

The encircled diagonal represents the possible outcomes when sum is 8 ,

Probability =
`(favourable \: outcomes)/(tota l \: possible \: outcomes)`

Probability =
`(5)/(36) \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: Ans.`

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Answer 2

Answer: 5/36

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 36 possible outcomes.

2 + 6 = 8
3 + 5 = 8
4 + 4 = 8
5 + 3 = 8
6 + 2 = 8
There are 5 possible outcomes with sums 8.

P(sum is 8) = 5/36