Short Answer: 5/36
How many ways can you throw two 6 sided dice?
Since each dice has six sides, the total number of ways is 6*6 = 36 ways.
How many ways can an 8 be thrown? To make the differences easier to see use a green colored die and a red colored die.
Red Green
2 6
6 2
5 3
3 5
4 4 That's five different ways of getting an 8.
The probability is
5 / 36 <<<<< answer
