Multiple choice

Kaushik and Suparna start playing a game of dice. Kaushik rolls two unbiased dice. What is the probability that Kaushik will win in this chance if the condition of winning is that the sum of the outcomes would be 8?

  1. 7/12

  2. 7/18

  3. 5/36

  4. 1/12

  5. 1/6
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Total outcomes for two dice = 36. Favorable outcomes for sum 8: (2,6), (3,5), (4,4), (5,3), (6,2). There are 5 outcomes. Probability = 5/36.

AI explanation

Use the fundamental principle of counting to find the probability of getting a sum of 8 from two rolled dice. The total possible outcomes when rolling two unbiased dice are 36. The successful outcomes that produce a sum of 8 are (2, 6), (3, 5), (4, 4), (5, 3), and (6, 2), giving exactly 5 combinations. Therefore, the probability of winning in this chance is 5 divided by 36. The answer is 5/36.

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