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?
Accepted Solution
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If you roll two dice, there is a total of 36 different outcomes. Of those, these have a sum of 8: 2, 6 3, 5 4, 4 5, 3 6, 2 That is 5 outcomes of a sum of 8.