Question

On your next turn in the game, you are 8 spaces away from climbing a ladder, which will allow you to pass both Alex and Jeff. What is the probability of landing on the ladder if you roll 2 number cubes?

Answer 1

Took enough replies to get this right.



To solve probability, you need to find the number of favorable outcomes and put it over the number of total outcomes

To put it simply, the number of favorable outcomes has to be the ability to make two dice equal up to 8 or above.

This means that we need to figure out the total amount of outcomes of the two dice that equals 8 or above.

Now, the total possible roll outcomes of a dice is \(\sf{6 \times 6}\), which gives \(\sf{36}\) total possible outcomes.

The possible outcomes that have a value of 8 are as followed.
\(\sf{
[~4+4~] \\
[~3+5~] \\
[~6+2~] \\
[~2+6~] \\
[~5+3~]
}\)

Which means the probability would be the possible outcomes (5) over the total outcomes (36).