Question

What is the probability of rolling a sum of 8

Answer 1

Answer:  5/36

Explanation

Here are the ways to add to 8 using two standard dice.

• 2+6 = 8
• 3+5 = 8
• 4+4 = 8
• 5+3 = 8
• 6+2 = 8

There are 5 ways to do this out of 6*6 = 36 ways to roll two dice.

That's how we arrive at the answer 5/36

5/36 = 0.1389 = 13.89% approximately.