Question

An experiment consists of rolling two fair number cubes what is the probability that the sum of the two numbers will be 8 express your answer as a fraction in simplest form

Answer 1

There are 36 possible outcomes.

The number of combinations that five sum of 8 is 5. (2;6) (3;5) (4;4) (5:3) (6;2)

The fraction is 5/36