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Two dice are thrown simultaneously find the probability of the sum of numbers coming up is `8.`

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Of all those outcomes, the ones of which a + b = 8 are :
2+6, 3+5, 4 +4, 5+3, 6+2 or 5 outcomes.
P = 5/36
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