Finding the Probability of a Compound Event On your next turn in the game, you are 8 spaces away from climbing

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Finding the Probability of a Compound Event
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?

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You need the two dice to sum to 8. The ordered pairs that do this are (2,6), (3,5), (4,4), (5,3), (6,2) — 5 outcomes out of 36 possible.

Probability = 5/36 ≈ 0.1389 (≈ 13.9%).

Finding the Probability of a Compound Event
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?

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Finding the Probability of a Compound Event 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?

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Finding the Probability of a Compound Event
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?