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Find the probability of getting an even number on the firs tide or a total of 8 in as single throw of two dice.

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If two dice are tossed, the total number of sample space `= 36`
Let A be the event of getting even number on the first die
B be the event of getting a total of `8`
Favourable outcomes of` A = {(2,1),(2,2),..,(2,6),(4,1),(4,2),..,(4,6),(6,1),(6,2),..,(6,6)}`
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