you roll 2 dice. What is the probability that the sum of the dice is greater than 8, and that one of the dice shows a 6?

Question

you roll 2 dice.  What is the probability that the sum of the dice is greater than 8, and that one of the dice shows a 6?

anonymous · Answer

at initial guess, I get 7/36

amistre64 · Answer

i like a table for these; 

shows a 6

   1 2 3 4 5 6
1                x
2                x
3                x
4                x
5                x
6 x x x x x  x

How many of these add to greater than 8?

   1 2 3 4 5 6
1                
2                
3                x
4                x
5                x
6       x x x  x

7 out of 36; or 7/36 if i did it right

anonymous · Answer

So i figured that there were 10 out if the 36 that were greater than 8, and then out of those only 7 showed a 6, is that correct?

amistre64 · Answer

thats just as correct, yes :)

anonymous · Answer

OK - I have a couple more, again I will post on the other side so I can award you medals!  THANKS _ You are AWESOME!!