What is the probability

that when you roll two 6-
sided dice that the dice
add up to 8? I've been stuck on this problem for a while I really need help please.

2 answers

how many ways can you get 8?

6-2 ,5-3 , 4-4 , 3-5 , 2-6

there are 36 possible outcomes ... 6 sides * 6 sides
there are 36 outcomes
of those, 5 add up to 8:
26 35 44 53 62
so, you have a 5/36 chance of rolling an 8