taequan is playing a dice game where he rolls two , fair , 6 - sided dice twice . if he gets the same roll on his second try as his first , he wins . if he rolled an 8 on his first try , what is the probability that he will win with his second roll ?	Pick.
A) 1 / 18 B) 1 / 12 C) 1 / 9 D) 1 / 6 E) 5 / 36

Rationale: there are 5 ways to roll an 8 : 2 and 6 , 6 and 2 , 3 and 5 , 5 and 3 , 4 and 4 ( 4 and 4 is counted just once ) . there are 6 * 6 = 36 ways to roll two six - sided dice . the dice are fair , so the probability of rolling an 8 is 5 / 36 . e
Answer: E