GCSE Maths Practice: listing-outcomes

Question 6 of 10

This question calculates the probability of rolling a sum of 8 or 9 with two dice.

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\( \begin{array}{l}\textbf{What is the probability of rolling a sum of 8} \\ \textbf{or 9 with two fair 6-sided dice?}\end{array} \)

Choose one option:

Break sums by value, count outcomes, divide by total possibilities.

List all pairs that sum to 8 or 9; add counts; divide by total outcomes (36) to get probability.