Question

which is more likely rolling a total of 8 when two dice are rolled or rolling a total of 8 when thre dices are roled

Answer 1

Answer: Two dice

Explanation:

For the two dice, there are 5 possible: (6, 2);(5, 3);(4, 4);(3, 5);(2, 6)

So two dice, the probability is 5/36 = 30/216

For three dice, the number of favorable cases is 21

The probability is 21/216

So the two dice are more likely