What is the probability of getting a sum of 8 when two dice are thrown?

Question: What is the probability of getting a sum of 8 when two dice are thrown?

Solution:
Total number of ways = 6 × 6 = 36 ways.
Favorable cases = (2, 6), (6, 2), (3, 5), (5, 3), (4, 4) = 5 ways.

∴ Probability = 5/36