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Question 698392: Two number cubes are rolled three times in a row. What is the probability of rolling a sum of 10 all three times?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two number cubes are rolled three times in a row. What is the probability of rolling a sum of 10 all three times?
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Sum of 10: 4/6 ; 5/5 ; 6/4 ----- 3 ways
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P(sum of 10 on one roll) = 3/36 = 1/12
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P(sum of 10 on 3 rolls) (1/12)^3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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