SOLUTION: I need help find the proability of rolling a "five of a kind" in the game yahtzeee.

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: I need help find the proability of rolling a "five of a kind" in the game yahtzeee. This question is from textbook Fundamentals of Algebric Modeling

Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1/6)^5=1/46656 chances of 5 sixes.
1/46656*6=1/7776 chances of rolling any 5 of a kind.
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Ed

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