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Can You Find The Probability That Either Doubles Are Rolled Or The Sum Of The Dice Is 8?

When two balanced dice are rolled, there are 36 possible outcomes.

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    Of the 36 possible outcomes, 6 are doubles, 5 total to 8, and 1 is a double that totals to 8. So the probability of doubles or 8 is (6+5-1)/36 = 10/36 = 5/18 = .2778 = 27.78%.
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    Oddman 

    answered 1 year ago

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