A person rolls two dice. What are the odds in favor of throwing at least an eight?

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directrix · Answer

(2,6) is one way to get an 8. What are the others?

anonymous · Answer

(6,2), (5,3), (3,5), and (4,4)?

anonymous · Answer

well first find out haw many possiblities there are of 2 numbers adding 8

anonymous · Answer

fifteen to twenty one

anonymous · Answer

ok sorry i was not supposed to just type a reply, but don't forget question is asking about odds, not probability
count the number of ways you can get an 8 or better and compare that to the ways you can get a number less than 8
may want to fill in this table for future reference

anonymous · Answer

so it is 5:7?

anonymous · Answer

probability = "successes"/"possibilities"...
How many possibilities are there?  6 x 6 = 36 
How many successes are there?  66  65  56  46  64  55  36  45  54  63  26   35   44  53  62  ---->  15 successes...    so, probability is   15/36 = 5/12
then, the ODDS are  success:failure     15 successes     21 failures    15:21  or  5:7

anonymous · Answer

Thank you guys ;))